Haw. Code R. § 4-17-2

Current through April, 2024
Section 4-17-2 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless context otherwise requires:

"Accredited veterinarian" means a veterinarian certified by federal and state animal health authorities to participate in cooperative disease control activities, including execution of health certificates for the interstate and international movement of animals;

"Animals" includes wild animals, domestic animals, poultry and other birds, and hatching eggs;

"Animal products" means any edible or inedible substance derived in whole or in part from animals;

"Approved disinfectant" means a germicidal agent approved for use in a specific state-federal animal disease control and eradication program;

"Board" means the board of agriculture, State of Hawaii;

"Carrier" means any ship, vessel, airplane, or other conveyance used to transport animals; or its master, commanding officer, owner, local manager, or agent;

"Department" means department of agriculture, State of Hawaii;

"Division" means division of animal industry, department of agriculture;

"Division head" means the chief or senior officer of the division of animal industry;

"Domestic animals" includes horses, mules, asses, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, dogs, cats, poultry, and other animals maintained in the domestic state; includes poultry and hatching eggs;

"Effects" includes ropes, halters, harnesses, buckets, stalls, crates, pens, stables, feed, feed bags, and other equipment used to handle, confine, maintain, or transport animals;

"Inspector" means a veterinarian or livestock inspector in the division of animal industry or USDA;

"Interstate health certificate" means an official document issued by an accredited veterinarian or a state or federal veterinary officer certifying that the animals being shipped are free from external parasites and symptoms of transmissible disease and providing all other information and test results required for acceptance by the state of destination;

"Licensed veterinarian" means a veterinarian having a current, valid license to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Hawaii;

"Premises" means a piece of property, including any structure on it;

"Provisional quarantine" means temporary or conditional quarantine;

"Quarantine" means the isolation of an animal or animals on premises or in areas specified by the division; the designation given such premises or areas. No animals may be removed from or be added to such premises or areas except as permitted by the division;

"Shipmaster's declaration" means an official state form which must be completed and submitted by a carrier providing information on animals and birds transported;

"State veterinarian" means a qualified veterinarian in the division of animal industry, department of agriculture, designated by the board of agriculture;

"Transmissible disease" means any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease of animals;

"Uniform Methods and Rules" means recommended minimum standards adopted by USDA for the achievement of goals in state-federal animal disease control and eradication programs;

"USDA" means United States Department of Agriculture; and

"Vaccine" means a suspension of live, attenuated or killed microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses used for the prevention or treatment of infectious diseases.

Haw. Code R. § 4-17-2

[Eff. 10/5/81] (Auth: HRS § 142-2) (Imp: HRS § 142-3)