N.J. Admin. Code § 8:57-1.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 8, April 15, 2024

Section 8:57-1.8 - Reporting of zoonotic diseases and any disease outbreaks in domestic companion animals by veterinarians, certified animal control officers, and animal facility management

(a) A veterinarian, certified animal control officer or manager of an animal facility shall report any case of a domestic companion animal that is ill or infected with the following zoonotic diseases, as set forth in (d) and (e) below:

Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis);

Avian Chlamydiosis (Chlamydophila psittaci);

Brucella canis;

Campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter spp.);

Escherichia coli shiga toxin producing strains (STEC) only;

Leishmaniasis;

Leptospirosis;

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis;

Mycobacterium tuberculosis;

Plague (Yersinia pestis);

Q Fever (Coxiella burnetti);

Salmonellosis (Salmonella spp.); and

Tularemia (Francisella tularensis).

(b) A veterinarian, certified animal control officer or manager of an animal facility shall report an animal affected with rabies or suspected of being affected with rabies in the manner set forth at 8:23-1.2.

(c) A veterinarian, certified animal control officer, or manager of an animal facility shall report any outbreak or suspected outbreak occurring in domestic companion animals as set forth in (d) and (e) below.

(d) A veterinarian, certified animal control officer, or animal facility manager providing care for any domestic companion animal, which is ill or infected with any disease listed in (a) above or any outbreak as stated in (c) above, shall within 24 hours of diagnosis or the next working day after diagnosis make a report via mail, telephone, telefacsimile, or electronic reporting as set forth in (e) below to the health officer having jurisdiction over the locality in which the animal or animal facility is located.

1. If the health officer is unavailable, the veterinarian, certified animal control officer, or animal facility manager shall make the report to the Department by telephone to 609-588-3121, between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. on non-holiday weekdays.

2. Veterinarians, certified animal control officers, and animal facility managers may use the Directory of Local Health Departments in New Jersey to locate health officers and local health departments in New Jersey.

(e) The report shall include the name, address and telephone number of the animal owner, if the animal is owned; the name, address and telephone number of the animal facility, if the animal is housed in an animal facility; the name of the disease or suspected disease; the number of animals housed on the premises; the species of animal(s) housed on the premises; the species and number that are ill; date of onset; date purchased or acquired and origin of animals; symptomology; pertinent medical history; and diagnostic test results.

(f) Animal facility staff shall immediately report any suspected zoonotic disease or suspected outbreak of any illness in animals currently or recently housed at that animal facility to the veterinarian responsible for disease control at that animal facility.

(g) A veterinarian, certified animal control officer or animal facility manager may delegate the reporting activities set forth at (d) and (e) above to a member of the staff, but this delegation does not relieve the veterinarian, certified animal control officer, or animal facility manager of the ultimate reporting responsibility.

(h) The Department shall notify the Department of Environmental Protection or Secretary of Agriculture of any report made pursuant to this section, where the Commissioner suspects or detects conditions that could potentially affect animals, plants or crops under the jurisdiction of the Department of Environmental Protection or Department of Agriculture.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:57-1.8

Recodified to N.J.A.C. 8:57-1.10 by R.2009 d.107, effective 4/6/2009.
See: 40 N.J.R. 1962(a), 41 N.J.R. 1419(a).
Section was "Health officer investigations".
New Rule, R.2009 d.160, effective 5/18/2009.
See: 40 N.J.R. 1962(a), 41 N.J.R. 1419(a), 41 N.J.R. 2118(a).

The adopted version of this section 56 N.J.R. 213(a), effective 1/3/2024 is not yet available