345 IAC 2-7-1 Definitions

Sec. 1. The following definitions and the definitions in IC 15-17-2 apply throughout this rule: (1) "Animal" means any farmed or captive cervid. (2) "Approved CWD sample collector" means a person that has been approved by the state veterinarian to collect official samples for CWD testing. (3) "Board" means the Indiana state board of animal health appointed under IC 15-17-3. (4) "Certification program" means the CWD herd certification program in section 4 of this rule. (5) "Cervid" means all members of the family cervidae that are susceptible to CWD. These are the animals in the following genera and their hybrids and related species: (A) Odocoileus (mule deer and whitetail deer). (B) Cervus (elk, wapiti, red deer, and Sika deer). (C) Alces (moose). (D) Rangifer (reindeer). (E) Any other species of the family cervidae that: (i) is found to be susceptible to CWD; and (ii) the state veterinarian designates in writing as being governed by the CWD program established in this rule. (6) "Chronic wasting disease" or "CWD" means a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy of cervids. (7) "CWD exposed animal" means an animal that is part of a CWD positive herd or that has been exposed to a CWD positive animal or CWD contaminated premises in the last five (5) years. (8) "CWD exposed herd" means a herd in which a CWD positive or exposed animal has resided within sixty (60) months prior to the diagnosis of CWD. (9) "CWD negative animal" means an animal that has been subjected to an official CWD test that resulted in a negative classification. (10) "CWD positive animal" means an animal that has been diagnosed as having CWD through official confirmatory testing conducted by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories. (11) "CWD positive herd" means a herd in which a CWD positive animal resided at the time it was diagnosed and that has not been released from quarantine. (12) "CWD suspect animal" and "CWD suspect" means an animal for which the state veterinarian has determined that unofficial CWD test results, laboratory evidence, or clinical signs suggest a diagnosis of CWD, but for which official laboratory results are not yet available or have been inconclusive. (13) "Herd" means an animal or a group of animals that are: (A) under common ownership or supervision; and (B) grouped on one (1) or more parts of a single premises, or on two (2) or more separate premises but on which animals have been interchanged or had direct or indirect contact with one another. (14) "Herd plan" means a written herd and premises management agreement described in section 5.5 of this rule that is developed by the herd owner, the herd owner's veterinarian, and the state veterinarian, and approved by the state veterinarian, that states the steps that will be taken to: (A) eradicate CWD from a CWD positive herd; (B) control the risk of CWD in a CWD exposed or CWD suspect herd; or (C) prevent introduction of CWD into that herd or any other herd. (15) "High risk animal" means a cervid that may have been exposed to CWD. The state veterinarian shall determine which animals are high risk animals based on an epidemiological investigation that includes evaluation of animal movements, housing, location, and probable contacts with CWD positive, CWD exposed, or CWD suspect animals. (16) "Official identification" means a device or method of animal identification approved for use under this rule by the state veterinarian. Official identification must include a nationally unique animal identification number that adheres to one (1) of the following numbering systems: (A) National Uniform Eartagging System that employs an eight (8) or nine (9) character alphanumeric format, consisting of two (2) number state or territory code, followed by two (2) or three (3) letters and four (4) additional numbers. (B) Animal identification number (AIN), the official numbering system for identification of animals in the United States. The AIN must contain fifteen (15) digits with the first three (3) being one (1) of the following: (i) The country code (840 for the United States). (ii) The alpha characters "USA". (iii) The numeric code assigned to the manufacturer of the identification device by the International Committee on Animal Recording. (C) A premises-based numbering system that combines an official premises identification number with a producer's livestock production numbering system to provide a unique identification number. The PIN number and the production number must both appear on the official tag. (D) Any other numbering system that has been approved by the state veterinarian and the United States Department of Agriculture for the identification of animals in commerce. (17) "Official test" means a CWD detection test approved by the state veterinarian conducted in a laboratory approved by the state veterinarian. (18) "Owner" means a person who legally owns an animal. The state veterinarian may include as an owner a person who possesses an animal under a permit issued by the United States government or the Indiana department of natural resources, whether or not the permit holder actually has ownership rights in the animal, if it furthers the purposes of this rule. (19) "Premises identification number" or "PIN" means a nationally unique number assigned by the state veterinarian, the animal health authority of another state, or a federal animal health authority to a premises that is, in the judgment of the assigning animal health authority, a geographically distinct location from other premises. All of the following apply to a PIN: (A) It is associated with an address, geospatial coordinates, or location descriptors that provide a verifiably unique location. (B) It may be used in conjunction with a producer's own livestock production numbering system to provide a unique identification number for an animal. (C) It may be used as a component of a group/lot identification number. (D) It may consist of: (i) the state's two (2) letter postal abbreviation followed by the premises assigned number; or (ii) a seven (7) character alphanumeric code, with the right-most character being a check digit. The check digit number is based upon the ISO 70-64 Mod 36/37 check digit algorithm. (20) "Quarantine" means an order restricting the movement of animals onto or off of a premises. (21) "State veterinarian" means the state veterinarian appointed under IC 15-17-4 or his or her authorized agent.