Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL
Chapter 202 - RULE FOR THE INTRASTATE MOVEMENT OF SHEEP AND GOATS
Section 001-202-II - DEFINITIONS

1. Animal. A sheep or goat.

2. Department: The Maine Department of Agriculture, Food & Rural Resources.

3. Direct Movement to Slaughter. Transported to a facility for slaughter, without stops or unloading except for feeding and watering during which the animals are not commingled with any other animals.

4. Official Identification. Identification mark or device approved by the USDA or Department for use in the Scrapie Eradication Program. An approved identification ear tag must be sufficiently tamper-resistant for the intended use and provide unique identification for each animal. Examples of official identification may include: scrapie identification tags issued by the USDA or by the Department; breed registration tattoos accompanied by breed registration certificates or other tattoos approved by the Department; or USDA-approved electronic identification devices.

5. Owner. A person, partnership, company, corporation or any other legal entity that has legal or rightful title to animals, whether or not they are subject to a mortgage.

6. Scrapie. Scrapie is a nonfebrile, transmissible, insidious degenerative disease affecting the central nervous system of sheep and goats.

7. Scrapie Eradication Program. The cooperative State-Federal program administered by the USDA APHIS and consistent states to control and eradicate scrapie.

8. Scrapie Flock Certification Program (SFCP). The cooperative Federal-State-industry voluntary program for the control of scrapie.

9. Slaughter Channels. Animals in slaughter channels include any animal that is sold, transferred, or moved either directly to a slaughter facility, to an individual for custom slaughter, or for feeding for the express purpose of improving the animals' condition for movement to slaughter. When selling animals for slaughter, owners should note on the bill of sale that the animals are sold only for slaughter.

10. United States Department of Agriculture.The United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.