Part II.
Texas Animal Health Commission
Chapter 36.
Exotic Livestock and Fowl
4 TAC §36.1, §36.2
The Texas Animal Health Commission adopts amendments to §36.1
and §36.2, concerning Exotic Livestock and Fowl. Section 36.1 is adopted
without changes to the proposed text as published in the March 26, 1999, issue
of the
Texas Register
(24 TexReg 2121) and
will not be republished. Section 36.2 is adopted with a minor change to the
proposed text as published in the March 26, 1999, issue of the
Texas Register
(24 TexReg 2121).
Section 36.1 is amended to make the section more clearly understandable.
Section 36.2 is amended to facilitate orderly commerce and improve marketability
of Texas-origin ratites.
No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendments.
The change to §36.2 occurs under subsection (c)(5)(B). The
reference has been changed to read "subparagraph (A) of this paragraph" rather
than "subparagraphs (A)-(C)".
The amendments are adopted under the Texas Agriculture Code, Chapter 161,
§§161.041, which authorizes the Commission to promulgate rules in
accordance with the Texas Agriculture Code.
§36.2. General.
(a)
All exotic livestock and ratites entering Texas from any
state, territory, foreign country or from any USDA-licensed quarantine facility
shall have an entry permit issued by the commission.
(b)
All exotic livestock and ratites entering the state of
Texas from any state, territory, foreign country or from any USDA-licensed
quarantine facility shall be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection
stating that they have been inspected by an accredited veterinarian and are
free of external parasites and evidence of contagious and communicable disease.
(c)
The following named species entering the State of Texas
shall meet the specific requirements stated in paragraphs (1)-(5) of this
subsection and this information shall be recorded on the certificate:
(1)
Exotic cervidae--Negative to a brucellosis test within
30 days prior to entry. Tuberculosis test requirements are specified in §43.23
of this title (relating to Requirements for Entry into Texas).
(2)
Exotic Bovidae--Negative to a brucellosis test within
30 days prior to entry. Negative to a tuberculosis test within 60 days prior
to entry.
(3)
Camelidae--Negative to a brucellosis and axillary
skin test for tuberculosis within six months prior to entry, on all animals
18 months of age and older.
(4)
Exotic Swine--Negative to a brucellosis and pseudorabies
test within 30 days prior to entry.
(5)
Ratites--
(A)
Each bird will be individually identified with an implanted
electronic device (microchip). The identification will be shown on the certificate
of veterinary inspection along with the location and name brand of the implanted
electronic device. If an animal has more than one implanted microchip, then
the location, microchip number, and name brand of each will be documented
on the certificate of veterinary inspection. Birds or hatching eggs must originate
from flocks that show no evidence of infectious disease and have had no history
of Avian Influenza in the past six months. In addition, each bird must be
tested and found to be serologically negative for Avian Influenza and Salmonella
pullorum-typhoid from a sample collected within 30 days of shipment. A bird
serologically positive for Avian Influenza may be admitted if a virus isolation
test via cloaceal swab conducted within 30 days of shipment is negative for
Avian Influenza. The testing is to be performed in a state approved diagnostic
laboratory in the state of origin. Serologically positive birds admitted under
this section must be held under quarantine on the premise of destination in
Texas for virus isolation retest.
(B)
Ratites destined for slaughter only may enter Texas accompanied
by an entry permit and either a waybill or health certificate without meeting
the requirements of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
(C)
All ratites originating within Texas and changing ownership
or being offered for public sale or sold by private treaty within the state
must be individually identified with an implanted electronic device, a tag
or band.
(D)
All identification must be maintained in the sale records
for consignments to a public sale or in the records of the buyer and seller
when the animals are sold at private treaty. These records must be maintained
for a period of three years.
(d)
The executive director of the commission may require an
inspection or test on any exotic livestock or exotic fowl for the detection
of any disease or parasite prior to importation when the executive director
has determined there is a risk of disease or parasite transmission. Entry
may be denied based on the results of these tests or inspections.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on May
3, 1999.
TRD-9902588
Gene Snelson
General Counsel
Texas Animal Health Commission
Effective date: May 23, 1999
Proposal publication date: March 26, 1999
For further information, please call: (512) 719-0714
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