La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXI-915

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XXI-915 - Equine Quarantine Holding Area (Formerly section 931)

A. Any person desiring to operate an equine quarantined holding area must file a written application for approval of the facility to the board and shall have:

1. the equine quarantined holding facility and area inspected and approved by the board; and

2. agreed, in writing, to comply with these EIA rules and regulations.

B. No other equine except equine consigned for slaughter shall be kept in an equine quarantined holding area and all equine held therein shall be "S" branded.

C. No equine shall be kept in the equine quarantined holding area longer than 60 days by which time the life of any such equine shall be ended.

D. No equine shall be released from an equine quarantined holding area except to be delivered direct to slaughter.

E. The equine quarantined holding area shall be an area where EIA positive equine, "S" branded equine or both are kept at least 440 yards from all other equine at all times.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXI-915

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Livestock Sanitary Board, LR 14:698 (October 1988), amended LR 20:408 (April 1994), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Animal Health and Food Safety and the Board of Animal Health, LR 40:963 (May 2014), Amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Animal Health and Food Safety and Board of Animal Health, LR 431274 (7/1/2017).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:2091-2097.