Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 110 - Animal Health Board
Chapter 1721 - ANIMAL HEALTH
SHEEP AND GOATS
Part 1721.0470 - EXHIBITION
Universal Citation: MN Rules 1721.0470
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1. Official identification.
All sheep and goats at public exhibitions must be officially identified.
Subp. 2. Restriction on the exhibition of certain female sheep or goats.
No sheep or goat that is within 30 days of giving birth, either before or after birthing, may be exhibited, except with prior approval from the board and if the following conditions are met:
A. the sheep or goat is
housed separately from sheep and goats from other flocks so that
direct contact does not occur;
B. the sheep or goat is maintained
in a separate area for the duration of the exhibition and does not
move to any other area within the exhibition where sheep and goats
from other flocks are housed or exhibited at any time;
C. the area housing the sheep or
goat can be properly cleaned and disinfected;
D. when a sheep or goat gives
birth, the placenta, placental fluids, and soiled bedding are removed
immediately and disposed of in a manner that prevents it from coming
in contact with other animals at the exhibition; and
E. once the sheep or goat leaves
the exhibition, the area is thoroughly cleaned and disinfected in a
manner approved by the board.
Statutory Authority: MS s 35.03
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