La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXI-921
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section XXI-921 - Enforcement (Formerly section 925)A. In addition to those relevant provisions of law, the board may do the following, as is necessary, to carry out the board's powers and duties and to accomplish the purpose of the EIA eradication program. 1. The board may brand and permanently, individually identify equine.2. The board may quarantine equine, EIA-positive equine and equine in their presence, cause euthanization of EIA-positive equine, euthanize the EIA-positive equine or cause the sale of EIA-positive equine for slaughter.3. An authorized agent of the board may enter any premises or place where equine are present during reasonable hours with or without prior notice for the purpose of determining whether these EIA rules and regulations have been violated and to inspect the equine for the presence of EIA and exposure related to EIA. A testing veterinarian employed by the board may draw blood samples from the equine present for the EIA test.4.a. Any authorized agent of the board shall have access to, and may enter at all reasonable hours, all places of business dealing in or with equine and all places of business where books, papers, accounts, records, or other documents related to equine are maintained.b. The board may subpoena, and any authorized agent of the board may inspect, copy, audit or investigate any of the books, papers, accounts, records, or other documents pertaining to equine, all for the purpose of determining whether there is compliance with the provisions of R.S. 3:2091-2100, and with these EIA rules and regulations.c. The authority granted in Subparagraph b of this Paragraph shall also extend to books, papers, accounts, records, or other documents of persons doing business with the above referenced places of business.5. The board may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for a warrant to conduct any reasonable searches and seizures as is necessary to carry out the board's powers and duties not already provided for in these EIA rules and regulations.6. The board may issue written orders in preventing, controlling or eradicating EIA, and a violation of any such order shall constitute a violation of these EIA rules and regulations.La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXI-921
Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Animal Health Services, Livestock Sanitary Board, LR 23:946 (August 1997), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Animal Health and Food Safety and the Board of Animal Health, LR 40:965 (May 2014), Amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Animal Health and Food Safety and Board of Animal Health, LR 431275 (7/1/2017).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:2091-2097.