Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Permits.
No person or entity shall conduct a public
exhibition of livestock in the state unless the person or entity has
obtained a permit from the board, except for:
A. horse shows which are programmed
to be completed within a period of 12 hours and at which horses are
not stabled overnight;
B.
rodeos; or
C. horse races
which are held at a racetrack licensed by the Minnesota Racing
Commission if a commission veterinarian performs the duties in
subpart
4.
Subp. 2.
Requirement for an official veterinarian.
An official veterinarian must be present at each
public exhibition of livestock for which a permit is required and
perform the duties in subpart
4.
Subp. 3.
Responsibilities of exhibition managers.
The exhibition manager shall:
A. retain the services of an
official veterinarian;
B.
comply with all orders of the board or the official veterinarian
pertaining to the sanitation of the premises and the health status of
all livestock exhibited;
C. clean and disinfect all building
and exhibit areas for the use of livestock prior to the opening date
of the exhibition and during the exhibition if livestock are released
and new livestock are brought to the exhibition premises;
D. maintain the livestock and
exhibition areas in a sanitary condition;
E. ensure that any livestock
showing symptoms of infectious, contagious, or communicable disease
are removed from the premises or quarantined in a separate facility;
and
F. maintain records
as described in subpart
7.
Subp. 4.
Responsibilities of official veterinarian.
The official veterinarian shall:
A. approve the cleaning and
disinfection of the exhibition premises prior to the exhibition and
during the exhibition if livestock are released and new livestock are
brought to the exhibition premises;
B. inspect all livestock on the day
admitted to the exhibition;
C. refuse admission of livestock
showing clinical signs of any infectious, contagious, or communicable
disease, or of livestock not meeting the exhibition entrance
requirements outlined in subpart
6;
D. maintain tagging records as
outlined in part
1721.0030, subpart
4;
E. inspect all livestock at least
once daily during the exhibition;
F. order the immediate removal to
the quarantine facility or removal from the exhibition premises of
any livestock with clinical signs of infectious, contagious, or
communicable disease and order and supervise the cleaning and
disinfection of the area from which the diseased livestock was
removed;
G. conduct any
necessary tests to determine the health status of the livestock on
the exhibition grounds; and
H. within seven days of completion
of the exhibition, submit to the board a report containing the
following:
(1) a list of any
animals that were quarantined or removed from the exhibition because
of infectious, contagious, or communicable disease;
(2) any violations of this part;
and
(3) other information
relating to the exhibition as requested by the board.
Subp. 5.
Exemption for poultry-only exhibitions.
Subparts
2 and
3 do not apply to
poultry-only exhibitions if all of the following conditions are
met:
A. the only livestock
handled at the public exhibition are poultry or ratites;
and
B. the exhibition
manager ensures that the entrance requirements outlined in subpart
6 for exhibition of
poultry and ratites are met.
Subp. 6.
Exhibition entrance
requirements.
No animal may enter or be at a public exhibition
that is showing clinical signs of any infectious, contagious, or
communicable disease. Prior to entering a public exhibition, animals
must meet the requirements for exhibition, importation, and
intrastate movement specified in this chapter.
Subp. 7.
Records.
The exhibition management shall maintain records
which include the name and address of each exhibitor along with the
species, class, and number of animals the person exhibited.
Statutory Authority: MS s
35.03
