N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 1 § 60.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 60.1 - Definitions

For the purposes of this Part:

(a) Accredited veterinarian means a veterinarian duly approved by the Deputy Administrator of Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture and accredited to perform functions of Federal and cooperative State-Federal programs.

(b) BTB test means a blood tuberculosis test that involves a battery of immunologic tests conducted on deer blood samples. The results are evaluated against a data base of values obtained from infected and nondiseased animals with the use of computer assisted diagnosis.

(c) Certified lay inspector means an inspector certified by the United States Department of Agriculture attesting to competence in meat inspection.

(d) Commissioner means the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.

(e) Deer means any member of the family cervidae.

(f) Department means the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.

(g) Herd means:

(1) any deer under common ownership or supervision that are grouped on one or more parts of any single premises (lot, farm or ranch); or

(2) all deer under common ownership or supervision on two or more premises that are geographically separated, but on which the deer have been interchanged or where there has been contact among the deer on the different premises. Contact between deer on the different premises will be assumed unless the owner establishes otherwise and the results of the epidemiologic investigation are consistent with the lack of contact between premises; or

(3) all deer on common premises, such as community pastures or grazing association units, but owned by different persons. Other groups of deer owned by the persons involved which are located on other premises are considered to be part of this herd unless the epidemiologic investigation establishes that deer from the affected herd have not had the opportunity for direct or indirect contact with deer from that specific premises.

(h) Herd of origin means any herd of deer or any farm or other premises where the deer were born or where deer have been kept for four months or more before the date of shipping, provided deer from other premises have not been assembled on the farm or premises within four months before the date of shipment.

(i) Nontest eligible deer means deer that are less than 180 days of age.

(j) Reactor means a deer that has been subjected to a comparative cervical test, BTB test or microbiological culture and the test results indicate that the animal has been exposed to or is infected with Mycobacterium bovis.

(k) Slaughter bucks means male deer that are being raised exclusively for slaughter and are held separate and apart from all nonslaughter deer.

(l) State-Federal regulatory veterinarian means a veterinarian who is employed for the purpose of implementing disease control programs on a state or nationwide basis.

(m) Suspect means a deer that has been subjected to a cervical tuberculin test and a palpable or visible response is noted upon evaluation 72 hours post injection.

(n) Test eligible deer means all deer in the herd that are 180 days of age or older.

(o) U.S.D.A. means United States Department of Agriculture.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 1 § 60.1