Md. Code Regs. 15.11.18.10 - Management of Flocks that Have Received Exposed or High Risk Animals
A. When a flock of
sheep or goats is determined by State or federal animal health official to have
received a scrapie exposed or high risk animal, the following steps shall be
taken:
(1) The flock owner shall be contacted
by a State or federal veterinary medical officer;
(2) The State or federal animal health
officer shall place the scrapie exposed or high risk animal and the entire
flock under a hold order until the status of the flock is determined;
(3) A State or federal animal health official
shall officially identify the exposed or high risk animal and the entire flock;
and
(4) A DSE or a designated
veterinary medical officer of the Department or APHIS-VS shall determine the
status of animals within the flock by identifying the high risk and exposed
animals and restricting the movement of any animal that is determined to be
high risk.
B. The flock
owner shall allow a State or federal animal health official to officially
identify the animals and to collect and submit animal tissues for diagnostic
testing from all animals in the flock to a laboratory authorized by APHIS-VS to
conduct scrapie testing or scrapie genetic susceptibility testing. The owner
shall report immediately to a State or federal animal health official if an
exposed or high risk animal dies or is in danger of dying.
C. If an animal in the flock is euthanized or
dies, the appropriate State or APHIS-VS official shall ensure that appropriate
tissues are collected for scrapie testing and that the carcass is completely
destroyed by one of the following means:
(1)
Proper disposal by the owner on the owner's premises; or
(2) A disposal of the carcass by the owner at
a Department-approved facility.
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