New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS
Chapter II - Animal Industry
Subchapter A - Diseases of Domestic Animals; Garbage Feeding
Part 60 - Intrastate Movement Of Deer
Section 60.1 - Definitions
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
For the purposes of this Part:
(a) Accredited veterinarian means a veterinarian duly approved by the Deputy Administrator of Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture and accredited to perform functions of Federal and cooperative State-Federal programs.
(b) BTB test means a blood tuberculosis test that involves a battery of immunologic tests conducted on deer blood samples. The results are evaluated against a data base of values obtained from infected and nondiseased animals with the use of computer assisted diagnosis.
(c) Certified lay inspector means an inspector certified by the United States Department of Agriculture attesting to competence in meat inspection.
(d) Commissioner means the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.
(e) Deer means any member of the family cervidae.
(f) Department means the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.
(g) Herd means:
(h) Herd of origin means any herd of deer or any farm or other premises where the deer were born or where deer have been kept for four months or more before the date of shipping, provided deer from other premises have not been assembled on the farm or premises within four months before the date of shipment.
(i) Nontest eligible deer means deer that are less than 180 days of age.
(j) Reactor means a deer that has been subjected to a comparative cervical test, BTB test or microbiological culture and the test results indicate that the animal has been exposed to or is infected with Mycobacterium bovis.
(k) Slaughter bucks means male deer that are being raised exclusively for slaughter and are held separate and apart from all nonslaughter deer.
(l) State-Federal regulatory veterinarian means a veterinarian who is employed for the purpose of implementing disease control programs on a state or nationwide basis.
(m) Suspect means a deer that has been subjected to a cervical tuberculin test and a palpable or visible response is noted upon evaluation 72 hours post injection.
(n) Test eligible deer means all deer in the herd that are 180 days of age or older.
(o) U.S.D.A. means United States Department of Agriculture.