Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 2 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Division 30 - Animal Health
Chapter 8 - Poultry
Section 2 CSR 30-8.020 - Missouri Poultry Improvement Plan (MPIP)-Requirements for Participation and Compliance With the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP)
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: The National Poultry Improvement Plan is a state-federal cooperative program for the improvement of poultry and poultry products throughout the country. The Missouri Poultry Improvement Plan is the plan administered in Missouri.
(1) Administration. The plan is administered through a memorandum of understanding between the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (APHIS, USDA) and the Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA). The state veterinarian shall sign the memorandum of understanding and shall be responsible for administration of the plan within the state.
(2) Official State Agency. The MDA is recognized as the official state agency (OSA), as the OSA is referred to in the Code of Federal Regulations, 9 CFR Parts 145 - 147. The MDA shall create an OSA review committee to advise the state veterinarian. Participants in the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) are eligible to serve on the committee by appointment from the state veterinarian. The members of the review committee shall include at least one (1) participant from each subpart of the NPIP and the contact representative. The supervisor of the poultry program for the MDA shall be the contact representative and the chair of the review committee.
(3) Requirements for Participation in the Missouri Poultry Improvement Plan (MPIP).
(4) MPIP Regulations.
(5) Disciplinary Action.
The secretary of state has determined that the publication of this rule in its entirety would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. The entire text of the material referenced has been filed with the secretary of state. This material may be found at the Office of the Secretary of State or at the headquarters of the agency and is available to any interested person at a cost established by state law.
*Original authority 1959.