Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL
Chapter 213 - RULES FOR THE SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS RISK REDUCTION AND SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL EGG-TYPE FLOCKS
Section 001-213-3 - DEFINITIONS
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
A. Authorized Agent: A person approved by the Commissioner to collect official samples for submission to an authorized laboratory in accordance with this chapter and the FDA Egg Safety Rule ("ESR") sampling methodology described in 21 CFR 118.
B. Authorized Lab: A laboratory that is qualified to perform official salmonella monitoring assays in accordance with this chapter and FDA ESR testing methodology described in 21 CFR 118.
C. Commercial Egg Producer: A producer that owns or leases 3,000 or more adult laying hens at a given time in the State of Maine, and whose eggs will be consumed in part or in whole by humans.
D. Commercial Egg-Type Flock: A group of birds owned or leased by a commercial egg producer that reside within a single enclosure or on a single parcel of land for free range birds.
E. Department Staff: Staff members of Maine's Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry directed by the commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized agent to carry out these rules.
F. Enclosure: A building, other structure, or separate section within a structure used to house poultry. For structures comprising more than one section containing poultry, each section that is separated from the other sections is considered a separate enclosure.
G. FDA: The United States Food and Drug Administration.
H. FDA Egg Safety Rule: The Final Rule on the Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production, Storage, and Transportation as laid out in 21 CFR 118.
I. Flock: Any group of birds that reside within a single enclosure or on a single parcel ofl and for free range birds.
J. Molted: The life stage during which hens stop laying eggs and shed their feathers.
K. Producer: A person who owns and/or operates a poultry house containing laying hens which produce shell eggs for human consumption.
L. SE: Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis.
