12:68:21:01Definitions.

As used in this chapter: (1) "Blood test" means an official test, including the card test, buffered acidified plate antigen, plate, particle concentration fluorescence immunoassay, Rivanol, and complement fixation tests, as described in 9 C.F.R. § 78.1 (January 1, 2021); (2) "Brucellosis" means a disease of goats caused by the Brucella species of bacteria; (3) "Certified brucellosis-free goat herd" means a goat herd for which the owner holds a certified free herd certificate; (4) "Infected herd" means a herd of goats in which one or more reactors have been disclosed and which has not regained a negative herd status; (5) "Negative" means a goat showing no reaction on a blood test for Brucella; (6) "Reactor" means a goat showing a positive reaction on the test or proven infected by other diagnostic methods, as determined by a state or federal epidemiologist, as described in 9 C.F.R. § 78.1 (January 1, 2021); and (7) "Suspect" means a goat that shows a reaction to a test but does not qualify as negative or as a reactor, as determined by a brucellosis epidemiologist employed by the state or federal government, as described in 9 C.F.R. § 78.1 (January 1, 2021).

Source: 18 SDR 134, effective February 24, 1992; 34 SDR 100, effective October 22, 2007; 37 SDR 47, effective September 20, 2010; 39 SDR 32, effective September 3, 2012; 48 SDR 39, effective October 4, 2021.