Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Agriculture and Food
Title R58 - Animal Industry
Rule R58-17 - Aquaculture and Aquatic Animal Health
Section R58-17-10 - Handling of Aquatic Animals and Premises Confirmed to Be or Previously Identified to Be Infected With a Restricted Pathogen Listed in the Aquatic Animal Health Inspection Policy

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 58-17-10

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

(1) The commissioner of the department or the State Veterinarian shall quarantine facilities and locations with a confirmed detection of a restricted pathogen and remove the facility from the health approval list. Facilities shall remain under quarantine until a biosecurity plan and course of action to treat or eliminate the pathogen is approved by the department or the Board and implemented.

(2) A facility or location may be granted restricted health approval provided that specific actions are taken:

(a) as detailed in this section; or

(b) as developed by the emergency response team and approved by the Board.

(3) Renibacterium salmoninarum -Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD)-- Confirmed detections.

(a) Lots confirmed to be infected with Renibacterium salmoninarum shall be identified as positive on the fish health inspection report.

(b) The inspection report will show complete hatchery or location testing and status of each lot.

(c) A restricted health approval may be granted to a facility or location allowing the transfer of an uninfected lot after development and implementation of a biosecurity plan to eliminate or reduce pathogen dissemination. The transfer of a Renibacterium salmoninarum (BKD) infected lots and gametes from an infected lot is prohibited.

(d) A facility or location will implement one of the following strategies;

(i) retain infected lots via:

(A) developing and implementing a biosecurity and management plan to reduce further spread using treatment and disinfection procedure; or

(B) retesting each lot of susceptible species and appropriate age classes six months of age or older following implementation of the biosecurity plan:

(I) the restricted health approval will be removed when two tests are performed at least six months apart on appropriate age classes of any susceptible species and results are negative; and

(II) the second test shall be part of an annual salmonid inspection; or

(ii) depopulate infected lots via:

(A) developing and implementing a biosecurity and management plan to reduce further spread using disinfection procedures; or

(B) retesting each lot of susceptible species and appropriate age classes six months of age or older following implementation of the biosecurity plan.

(iii) The restricted health approval shall be removed when two tests are performed at least six months apart on appropriate age classes of any susceptible species are negative. The second test shall be part of an annual salmonid inspection.

(4) Myxozoan pathogens (Myxobolus cerebralis, Ceratomyxa shasta and Tetracapsuloidesbryosalmonae) - Confirmed detections.

(a) If a group of aquatic animals is confirmed to be infected with Myxobolus cerebralis, Ceratomyxa shasta or Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae, then each salmonid that are reared on the shared water source at a facility or location are considered positive for the pathogen.

(b) Facilities or locations will be identified as positive for Myxobolus cerebralis, Ceratomyxa shasta or Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae on the annual fish health inspection report and will retain a positive status until the facility or location completes health approval reinstatement procedures.

(i) Annual testing for Myxobolus cerebralis, Ceratomyxa shasta, or Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae is not required, as the facility or location shall retain its positive status for the parasite.

(ii) A restricted health approval may be granted to facilities or locations with a biosecurity plan that specifies the water treatment conditions required for uninfected transfer of gametes and non-salmonid species.

(i) decontamination and development of a clean water supply;

(ii) depopulation of any salmonids that exist on the shared infected water source; and

(iii) two inspections of the same lot, at least four months apart, that are negative for prohibited and restricted pathogens.

(A) Test groups shall be exposed to the facility or location water supply for at least six months before the first inspection.

(B) Lots from each water source at a facility shall be inspected.

(5) Schyzocotyle acheilognathi (Asian Tapeworm).

(a) If a group of aquatic animals is confirmed to be infected with Asian tapeworm then each group of Cyprinids such as carp or minnows and Gambusia species that are reared on the shared water source at a facility or location are considered positive for the pathogen.

(b) A restricted health approval may be granted to facilities or locations with a biosecurity plan that specifies treatment to eliminate Asian tapeworm from infected fish, intermediate hosts, and contaminated water.

(c) Documentation of each treatment shall be retained and made available to the fish health team associated with the responsible agency.

(d) Reinstatement of full health approval requires that each susceptible lot tests negative in an annual inspection performed at least six months after the implementation of the biosecurity plan.

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