South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 12 - Department of Agriculture
Article 12:68 - Disease control and meat inspection
Chapter 12:68:24 - Brucellosis control in cervidae
Section 12:68:24:01 - Definitions

(1) "Accredited veterinarian" means a veterinarian approved by the Deputy Administrator of Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, and the state veterinarian, in accordance with 9 C.F.R. Part 161 (January 1, 2021), to perform functions required by cooperative state-federal animal disease control and eradication programs;

(2) "Adjacent herd" means:

(3) "Affected cervidae herd" means a cervidae herd in which any animal has been classified as a brucellosis reactor and has not completed the required tests prescribed by this chapter for release from quarantine;

(4) "Area Veterinarian-In-Charge" means an official of the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services who is assigned to supervise federal animal health programs in one or more states;

(5) "Approved laboratory" means National Veterinary Service Laboratory, Ames, Iowa, or a laboratory that has demonstrated proficiency satisfactory to the Animal Industry Board by successfully completing proficiency testing conducted by National Veterinary Service Laboratory;

(6) "Area" means that portion of any state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Guam that has a separate brucellosis classification, as determined by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services;

(7) "Blood testing" means subjecting a blood sample from a cervidae animal to an official test for brucellosis in an approved laboratory;

(8) "Brucellosis" means an infectious disease of animals and humans caused by Brucella abortus;

(9) "Brucellosis exposed" means a designation applied to cervidae that are either part of an affected herd or for which epidemiologic investigation indicates contact with brucellosis reactors;

(10) "Brucellosis negative" means a designation applied to cervidae for which laboratory test results fail to disclose evidence of Brucellosis;

(11) "Brucellosis reactor" means a designation applied to cervidae diagnosed as positive to Brucella abortus, based on laboratory results, clinical signs, or epidemiologic investigation;

(12) "Brucellosis suspect" means a designation applied to cervidae for which laboratory test results suggest Brucella abortus infection, but are inconclusive;

(13) "Certified brucellosis-free cervidae herd" means a herd of cervidae that has qualified for and has been issued a certified brucellosis-free cervidae herd certificate signed by both the state veterinarian and the area veterinarian-in-charge;

(14) "Cervidae" means deer, elk, moose, caribou, and related species, raised under confinement or agricultural conditions, for the production of meat or other agricultural products, sport, or exhibition;

(15) "Cervidae class status" means a state or area that has been certified as fulfilling the requirements for cervidae class free, or cervidae class A status by the Deputy Administrator of Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture;

(16) "Cervidae dealer" means any person engaging in the business of buying, selling, trading, or negotiating the transfer of cervidae, but not including a person who purchases cervidae exclusively for slaughter on the person's premises;

(17) "Cervidae herd" means a group of cervidae or one or more groups of cervidae and other hoofed stock, maintained on common ground or under common ownership or supervision that are geographically separated but can have interchange or movement;

(18) "Cervidae herd of origin" means a cervidae herd, or any farm or other premises, where the animals were born or where they are kept for at least four months before the date of shipping, if cervidae or other hoofed stock from other premises have not been assembled on the premises within four months before shipment;

(19) "Cervidae herd test" means an official brucellosis blood test of all eligible animals in a cervidae herd;

(20) "Certificate of veterinary inspection" means an official document issued by the state veterinarian, a federal animal health official, or an accredited veterinarian, at the point of origin, and containing information on the individual identification of the animals, the number of animals, the purpose of the movement, the points of origin and destination, the consignor, and the consignee;

(21) "Chief staff veterinarian" means the chief staff veterinarian of the Cattle Diseases and Surveillance Staff, Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, who is responsible for staff support of federal activities associated with the Cooperative State-Federal Cervidae Brucellosis Eradication Program;

(22) "Designated brucellosis epidemiologist" means a state or federal veterinarian who has demonstrated the knowledge and ability to perform the functions required under these rules and who has been selected by the state veterinarian and the area veterinarian-in-charge;

(23) "Eligible animal" means any cervidae twelve months of age or older;

(24) "First point of concentration" means livestock markets, buying stations, dealers' premises, or assembly points, receiving animals directly from farms;

(25) "Individual herd plan" means a written herd management and testing plan that is designed by the herd owner, the owner's veterinarian if requested, and a state or federal veterinarian, to identify and eradicate brucellosis from an infected or adjacent herd;

(26) "Official cervidae identification" means identification of cervidae by an official identification number, as defined in 9 C.F.R. § 86.1 (January 1, 2021), and one additional form of visible individual identification, such as a registration tattoo, other official eartag, or a management tag applied by the person possessing the animal and approved by the board;

(27) "Permit" means an official document that is issued by the state veterinarian, the area veterinarian-in-charge, or an accredited veterinarian, for movement of reactor, suspect, and exposed animals;

(28) "Quarantine" means an imposed restriction prohibiting movement of brucellosis reactor, suspect, or exposed animals to any location without specific written permits;

(29) "Quarantined area" means an area that does not meet the criteria for classification as cervidae class free or cervidae class A, as defined by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture; and

(30) "State" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States. Virgin Islands, or Guam.