051-13 Wyo. Code R. § 13-4 - Definitions Used in Rules

The following definitions apply to these rules:

(a) "Board" means the Wyoming Livestock Board, State Board, whose current address is 1934 Wyott Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82002-0051, (307) 777-7515.

(b) "Caprine" means a ruminant mammal of the genus Capra.

(c) "Category II Accredited Veterinarian" means an individual who is licensed to practice veterinary medicine and is approved by the USDA/APHIS to perform Category II accredited duties on all livestock species and poultry in the specific state(s) where he or she practices.

(d) "Contemporary Birthing Group" means all Caprine or Ovine born during the same birthing season and in the same facility.

(e) "Commingling" means animals from different owners, distinct Herds, or Flocks that are grouped together and have physical contact.

(f) "DSE" means the designated Scrapie epidemiologist who is a state or federal veterinarian designated by USDA/APHIS to make decisions about the use and interpretation of diagnostic tests and field investigation data and the management of Scrapie-affected Flocks.

(g) "Epidemiology" means the investigation of the patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease conditions in and between defined populations.

(h) "Exposed" means any Caprine or Ovine that has been in the same Flock and on the same Premise at the same time or within the previous sixty (60) months as a Scrapie Positive Caprine or Ovine.

(i) "Flock" means all Caprine and/or Ovine maintained together on a single Premise or maintained together under common ownership on two or more Premises with interchange between the Premises. Caprine or Ovine maintained temporarily on a Premise for activities such as shows and sales or while in marketing channels are not a Flock. More than one Flock may be maintained on a single Premise providing Commingling, as defined in the UMR, does not occur.

(j) "High Risk" means any Caprine or Ovine determined by epidemiologic investigation to face an increased probability of developing Scrapie because the Caprine or Ovine was genetically susceptible to Scrapie, and is either:

(A) A progeny of a Scrapie-positive dam; born in the same Contemporary Birthing Group as a Scrapie Positive Caprine or Ovine; or

(B) Born in the same Contemporary Birthing Group as progeny of a Scrapie Positive Caprine or Ovine dam.

(k) "Infected Flock" means any Flock in which a female Scrapie Positive Caprine or Ovine may have lambed, kidded or aborted as determined by a state or USDA/APHIS representative.

(l) "NVSL" means the USDA/APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratory at Ames, Iowa.

(m) "Official Individual Identification" means any form of identification approved by USDA/APHIS in the UMR and that identifies the Caprine or Ovine to the Flock of birth or to the Flock in which the Caprine or Ovine most recently resided for breeding when the Flock of birth cannot be determined.

(n) "Ovine" means a ruminant mammal of the genus Ovis.

(o) "Owners Statement" means a written statement by the owner that includes the:

(i) Owner's name;

(ii) Owner's signature;

(iii) Owner's address;

(iv) Owner's telephone number;

(v) Date the Caprine and/or Ovine left the Flock of origin;

(vi) The identification number assigned to the Premise;

(vii) The number of animals; and

(viii) A statement that the animals were either born or used for breeding on the Premise.

(p) "PEMMP" means a post exposure management and monitoring plan which is a written agreement signed by the owner of a Flock, any Accredited Veterinarian employed by the owner, and a State or USDA/APHIS representative in which each participant agrees to undertake specified actions to reduce the risk of the occurrence of Scrapie and to monitor for the occurrence of Scrapie in the Flock for at least sixty (60) months after the last High Risk or Scrapie Positive Caprine or Ovine is removed from the Flock or after the last exposure of the Flock to a Scrapie Positive Caprine or Ovine unless the monitoring time is otherwise specified by a State or USDA/APHIS representative. The Flock owner must provide the facilities and personnel needed to carry out the required elements listed in the plan.

(q) "Premise" means the ground, area, building and equipment occupied by one or more Caprine or Ovine.

(r) "Quarantine" means a document issued by the Board which restricts movement of Caprine or Ovine.

(s) "Scrapie" means a nonfebrile, transmissible, insidious, degenerative disease affecting the central nervous system of an Ovine or Caprine that cause a spongiform encephalopathy.

(t) "Scrapie Positive Caprine or Ovine" means any Caprine or Ovine, that has tested positive on an official test for Scrapie at the WSVL or the NVSL.

(u) "Suspect" means a Caprine or Ovine:

(i) Determined to be suspicious for Scrapie by an Accredited Veterinarian or a State or USDA/APHIS representative and exhibiting any of the following clinical signs of Scrapie:

(A) Weight loss despite retention of appetite;

(B) Behavioral abnormalities;

(C) Pruritus (itching);

(D) Wool pulling;

(E) Biting at legs or side;

(F) Lip smacking;

(G) Motor abnormalities such as incoordination, high stepping gait of forelimbs, bunny-hop movement of rear legs, or swaying of back end;

(H) Increased sensitivity to noise and sudden movement; tremor, star gazing, head pressing, recumbency, or other signs of neurological disease; or

(I) Chronic wasting; or

(ii) Testing positive for Scrapie or for the protease-resistant protein associated with Scrapie on an unofficial test or a screening test.

(v) "UMR" means the Scrapie Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules as issued and amended as of June 2013, which are cooperative procedures and standards adopted by USDA/APHIS/VS and participating states for controlling and eradicating Scrapie. These Rules do not include any later amendments of the UMR past June, 2013.

(w) "USDA/APHIS/VS" means the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services.

(x) "USDA/APHIS/VS/AD" means the USDA/APHIS/VS Assistant District Director who is the veterinary official of USDA/APHIS/VS assigned to supervise and perform the official animal health work of USDA/APHIS/VS in Wyoming.

(y) "WSVL" means the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory.

(z) "Wyoming State Veterinarian" means a Wyoming Accredited Veterinarian, employed by the Board, who serves as the State Veterinarian for the State of Wyoming as outlined in W.S. 11-19-101.

Notes

051-13 Wyo. Code R. § 13-4

Amended, Eff. 5/20/2016.