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Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "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; (2) "Adjacent herd," a herd of Cervidae, cattle, bison, or other hoofed stock: (a) Occupying premises that border an affected herd, and includes herds separated by roads or streams; or (b) Occupying premises that were previously occupied by an infected herd within a certain period of time, as determined by the designated brucellosis epidemiologist; (3) "Affected herd," 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," 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) "Area," 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; (6) "Blood test," a blood sample from Cervidae subjected to an official test for brucellosis at the National Veterinary Service Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, or at a laboratory that has completed proficiency testing conducted by the National Veterinary Service Laboratory; (7) "Brucellosis," an infectious disease of animals and humans caused by Brucella abortus; (8) "Certified brucellosis-free cervidae herd," 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; (9) "Cervidae," 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; (10) "Cervidae herd," 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, which are geographically separated but can have interchange or movement; (11) "Cervidae herd of origin," 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; (12) "Cervidae herd test," an official brucellosis blood test of all cervidae twelve months of age or older in a cervidae herd; (13) "Designated brucellosis epidemiologist," a state or federal veterinarian who has demonstrated the knowledge and ability to perform the functions required under this chapter and who has been selected by the state veterinarian and the area veterinarian-in-charge; (14) "Exposed," a designation applied to cervidae that are either part of an affected herd or for which epidemiologic investigation indicates contact with brucellosis reactors; (15) "First point of concentration," livestock markets, buying stations, dealers' premises, or assembly points, receiving animals directly from farms; (16) "Individual herd plan," 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 affected herd as requested by the state veterinarian; (17) "Negative," a designation applied to cervidae for which laboratory test results fail to disclose evidence of brucellosis; (18) "Permit," 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; (19) "Quarantine," an imposed restriction prohibiting movement of brucellosis reactor, suspect, or exposed animals to any location without specific written permits; (20) "Reactor," a designation applied to a cervid diagnosed as positive to Brucella abortus, based on laboratory test results, clinical signs, or epidemiologic investigation; (21) "State," any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or Guam; and (22) "Suspect," a designation applied to a cervid for which laboratory test results suggest Brucella abortus infection, but are inconclusive.
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; 43 SDR 41, effective September 26, 2016; 45 SDR 82, effective December 11, 2018; 48 SDR 39, effective October 4, 2021; 53 SDR 34, effective September 30, 2026.