"Accredited Veterinarian" means an individual who is currently licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Arizona and is an Accredited Level II by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service.
"Approved Laboratory" means any laboratory designated and approved by the State Veterinarian for examining T. foetus samples and reporting all results to the State Veterinarian.
"Bull" means an intact male bovine 12 months of age and older and is not confined to a drylot dairy.
"Change of Ownership" means when a bull is sold, leased, gifted, or exchanged and changes premises for breeding purposes in Arizona.
"Commingle" means cattle of opposite sex in the same enclosure or pasture with a reasonable opportunity for sexual contact.
"Direct to Slaughter" means transporting an animal from site of testing to a sale yard or directly to a slaughter plant without unloading or commingling prior to arrival.
"Official T. foetus bull test" means the sampling of a bull by a licensed, accredited veterinarian. Such test must be conducted after at least 7 days separation from all female bovine. The bull and sample must be officially and individually identified and documented for laboratory submission. The official laboratory test shall be a polymerase chain reaction (PCR), or other technologies as approved by the State Veterinarian and adopted through a Director's Administrative Order. The test is not considered official until results are reported by the testing laboratory.
"Official T. foetus laboratory testing" means the laboratory procedures that shall be approved by the State Veterinarian for identification of T. foetus.
"Positive T. foetus bull" means a bull that has had a positive official T. foetus bull test.
"Tritrichomonas foetus" OR "T. foetus" means a protozoan parasite that is the causative agent to the contagious venereal disease Trichomoniasis.
Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-2-410