Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a)
Establishment. The Secretary will appoint an Advisory
Committee.
(b)
Duties. It is the responsibility of the Advisory Committee to
do the following:
(1) Inform and educate all
segments of the Commonwealth's swine industry regarding pseudorabies
eradication activities.
(2) Review
the Eradication Program and make recommendations to the Department and to
USDA-APHIS officials.
(3) Consult
with the Department, as appropriate, on the subjects of Eradication Program
budgeting, regulations, the use of vaccine and the Commonwealth's progress
through the various stages of the Eradication Program.
(4) Maintain a liaison with other states and
the National Pseudorabies Eradication Program through the National Pork
Producers Council, the United States Animal Health Association, the Livestock
Conservation Institute and USDA-APHIS.
(5) Perform the duties of a "State
pseudorabies committee," as that term is defined in the Eradication Program
standards.
(c)
Membership. The Secretary or a designee will be a member of
the Advisory Committee. The Secretary will consider nominations for the
Advisory Committee and will appoint the following:
(1) At least two but no more than four
USDA-APHIS personnel from among nominees submitted by USDA- APHIS.
(2) At least six but no more than eight
representatives of the Commonwealth's swine industry from among nominees
submitted by persons engaged in the Commonwealth's swine industry or groups
representing that industry.
(3) Two
representatives of the Pennsylvania State University Extension
Service.
(4) At least one but not
more than two veterinary practitioners from among nominees submitted by the
Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association.
(d)
Terms. Appointed members
of the Advisory Committee shall serve 2-year terms, and may be appointed to
successive terms.
(e)
Chairperson; meetings. At its first meeting of each calendar
year, the Advisory Committee shall elect a chairperson, who shall serve in that
capacity until the first meeting of the following calendar year or until his
membership on the Advisory Committee ends, whichever occurs first. The
Secretary or the chairperson may call meetings of the Advisory Committee, when
appropriate.
(f)
Consultation.
(1) If
practicable, the Secretary will call and conduct a meeting of the Advisory
Committee to consult that body on matters relating to the discharge of the
Advisory Committee's duties under §
10.25 (relating to consequences of
noncompliance by herd owner) and subsection (b).
(2) The presence of a majority of the
Advisory Committee members shall constitute a quorum of the Advisory Committee.
The majority vote of a quorum shall be considered the advice of the Advisory
Committee.
(3) If the Department,
in its discretion, determines a need for immediate action without first
consulting the Advisory Committee, it will take action and, within 30 days
thereof, the Secretary will call a meeting of the Advisory Committee or inform
and poll that body regarding the action taken.
(g)
Disbanding the Advisory
Committee. The Secretary may disband the Advisory Committee if the
EradicationProgram standards no longer require such a body as a condition of
participation in the Eradication Program.
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §
10.25 (relating to consequences of
noncompliance by herd owner).
