Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health
Chapter 9 - Horses and other Equines (Formerly Chapter 5)
Subchapter B - Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA)
Section XXI-911 - Statement of Purpose (Formerly Section 513)

A. The purpose of these EIA rules and regulations is to better identify and control EIA infected equine and to remove EIA infected equine from the population in order to prevent the spread of EIA. Due to the persistent incidence of EIA in the equine population, a more stringent eradication program for removal of infected equine, which includes ending the life of EIA infected equine, is necessary. These EIA rules and regulations should be liberally construed in favor of ending the life of EIA infected equine. The authority granted therein is to be exercised only in carrying out this necessary EIA eradication program.

B. It is understood that title to an equine can be difficult to discern, that custodians and possessors are frequently the only persons exercising authority over nontitled equine and, therefore, effective enforcement of these EIA rules and regulations requires that possessors, custodians, and owners of equine share responsibility for eradication of a disease that has proven destructive to the industry and to equine. It is further understood that if in the board's view effective enforcement would not be jeopardized, the board should direct enforcement against titled owners over custodians and custodians over possessors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the board may direct enforcement against any or all owners as defined in these EIA rules and regulations in any given case as it shall deem fit in its sole and exclusive judgment.