Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services
Chapter 10 - PSEUDORABIES DISEASE
GENERAL
Section 10.10 - Pseudorabies vaccine
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) The use, importation, sale or possession of pseudorabies vaccine is prohibited except upon the specific written approval of the Department.
(b) Pseudorabies vaccinated swine having pseudorabies antibodies that cannot be distinguished from antibodies produced by pseudorabies virus are not permitted entry into this Commonwealth except by specific written approval of the Department.
(c) Pseudorabies vaccinated swine in this Commonwealth with antibodies that cannot be distinguished from antibodies produced by pseudorabies virus shall be immediately quarantined and permitted to be moved only to a recognized slaughter establishment or pseudorabies restricted animal market or to a premise quarantined for pseudorabies or in case of imported swine be returned to the state of origin.
(d) Permission to use licensed pseudorabies vaccine to achieve control of the disease in infected herds and to prevent infection in noninfected herds located in high pseudorabies risk areas may be granted by the Department if a cooperative agreement for use of pseudorabies vaccine is established between the Department, the swine herd owner and a Pennsylvania licensed veterinarian.
The provisions of this §10.10 amended under section 40 of the act of July 22, 1913 (P. L. 928, No. 441) (3 P. S. § 430); and section 1702 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 442).
