Okla. Admin. Code § 35:15-15-39

Current through Vol. 42, No. 8, January 2, 2025

Section 35:15-15-39 - Quarantines

(a) Any Equidae testing positive to an official test shall be quarantined to the premise of origin or other approved premises until natural death or disposition by euthanasia.

(b) The quarantine shall include the positive Equidae, all other Equidae on the premise, and all Equidae epidemiologically determined to have been exposed to an EIA positive animal.

(c) The owner shall maintain isolation of all positive Equidae on an affected premise a minimum of two hundred (200) yards from all other negative Equidae and Equidae of unknown status on adjacent premises.

(d) In addition to a quarantine, the owner may enter into a herd plan for an affected herd that specifies testing and movement details, in addition to any exceptions to the specifications of the quarantine.

(e) The owner of an adjacent or exposed herd may enter into a herd plan in addition to or in lieu of a quarantine, pursuant to an agreement with the State Veterinarian.

(f) Release of quarantine.

(1) No Equidae held under quarantine shall be moved or released without a permit or quarantine release issued by an authorized agent

(2) The EIA quarantine may be released by an authorized agent after all quarantined Equidae in the affected herd or the specifications of the quarantine and herd plan have been met pursuant to agreement of the State Veterinarian.

(3) The EIA quarantine on exposed, contact, or adjacent herds may be released by an authorized agent after all quarantined Equidae have met the testing requirements in this part or the specifications of the quarantine and herd plan have been met pursuant to agreement of the State Veterinarian.

(4) Epidemiologic data shall be considered in the release of the quarantine.

Okla. Admin. Code § 35:15-15-39

Added at 12 Ok Reg 3388, eff 7-1-95 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 1847, eff 6-14-96; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2821, eff 7-13-00; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 1927, eff 6-27-02; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1105, eff 7-1-10

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 22, August 1, 2024, eff. 8/11/2024