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Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Accredited herd," a cervidae herd that has passed at least two consecutive official tuberculosis tests of all eligible animals, conducted at intervals of nine to fifteen months, and has no evidence of bovine tuberculosis or exposure to it; (2) "Accredited veterinarian," 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, 2025), to perform functions required by cooperative state-federal animal disease control and eradication programs; (3) "Affected herd," a cervidae herd that contains or has contained one or more animals infected with Mycobacterium bovis and has not passed the required tests prescribed by this chapter for release from quarantine; (4) "Cervidae," all species of deer, elk, moose, and caribou; (5) "Comparative cervical tuberculin test," the intradermal injection of biologically balanced bovine purified protein derivative tuberculin and avian purified protein derivative tuberculin, at separate sites in the midcervical area, to determine the probable presence of infection, by comparing the response of the two tuberculins, seventy-two hours plus or minus six hours following injection; (6) "Designated accredited veterinarian," an accredited veterinarian trained and designated by the state veterinarian to conduct the single cervical test or draw blood for the dual path platform test; (7) "Dual path platform test," a serological assay to determine the presence of antibodies to bovine tuberculosis in elk, red deer, white-tailed deer, fallow deer, and reindeer, in which a blood sample taken from a captive cervidae and buffer solution is placed on a strip; (8) "Herd," one or more cervidae or a group of cervidae and other hoofed stock maintained on common ground, or two or more groups of cervidae under common ownership or supervision, which are geographically separated but can have an interchange or movement without regard to health status; (9) "Natural additions," animals born and raised in a herd; (10) "Negative," having no response to an official tuberculosis test or being classified as not having tuberculosis by the testing veterinarian based on history, supplemental tests, examination of carcasses, or laboratory results; (11) "Official eartag," as defined in 9 C.F.R. § 71.1 (January 1, 2025); (12) "Official tuberculosis test," a test for bovine tuberculosis applied and reported in accordance with this chapter; (13) "Permit," an official document issued by a representative of Animal Plant Health Inspection Service - Veterinary Service, or a state representative, which is required to accompany reactor, suspect, or exposed cervidae to slaughter; (14) "Qualified herd," a cervidae herd that has undergone at least one complete official negative test of all eligible animals, within the past twelve months, and is not classified as an accredited herd, has no evidence of bovine tuberculosis, and meets the standards of this chapter; (15) "Reactor," a cervidae that shows a response to an official tuberculosis test and is classified a reactor by the testing veterinarian; (16) "Single cervical tuberculin test," the intradermal injection of 0.1 mL or five thousand tuberculin units of United States Department of Agriculture bovine purified protein derivative tuberculin in the midcervical region with reading by visual observation and palpation in seventy-two hours, plus or minus six hours, following injection; (17) "Suspect," a cervidae that shows a response to an official tuberculosis test and is not classified as a reactor or is not classified as negative or as a reactor by a supplemental tuberculosis test; (18) "Tuberculin," a product that is approved by and produced under United States Department of Agriculture license for the intradermal injection of cervidae for the purpose of detecting bovine tuberculosis; and (19) "Tuberculosis," a disease in cervidae caused by Mycobacterium bovis.
Source: 21 SDR 162, effective March 23, 1995; 34 SDR 100, effective October 22, 2007; 37 SDR 47, effective September 20, 2010; 39 SDR 32, effective September 3, 2012; 39 SDR 204, effective June 10, 2013; 45 SDR 82, effective December 11, 2018; 48 SDR 39, effective October 4, 2021; 53 SDR 34, effective September 30, 2026.