Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 10.21 - Plan requirements(a)Development and implementation. The Department will provide the owner of a pseudorabies swine herd with written notice of the time period within which an official pseudorabies herd-cleanup shall be developed and put into effect. This notice shall set forth the identity, address and telephone number of the official pseudorabies epidemiologist who shall consult with the herd owner in the development of the official herd-cleanup plan. The period within which the official pseudorabies herd-cleanup plan shall be developed and put into effect may be no longer than 60 days from the date upon which the owner receives the written notice. The herd owner shall promptly submit a proposed herd-cleanup plan to the Department.(b)Subject matter. The Department may require that an official pseudorabies herd-cleanup plan address any activity relevant to the detection, containment or eradication of pseudorabies within the infected swine herd, as well as the surveillance and testing of the herd once it appears to be pseudorabies-free, regardless of whether the area of the Commonwealth within which the herd is located has been designated Stage I, Stage II, Stage III, Stage IV or Stage V.(c)Review, approval and modification.(1) An official pseudorabies herd-cleanup plan shall be approved by the Department prior to being put into effect.(2) The Department will conduct its review of a proposed herd-cleanup plan within 15 days of receiving it, and will mail the Department's written approval, disapproval or request for additional information to the herd owner within that 15-day period.(3) A written request by the Department for additional information shall toll the running of the 15-day period described in paragraph (2).(4) Subsection (a) notwithstanding, if the Department fails to meet the 15-day deadline described in paragraphs (2) and (3), the development and implementation period described in subsection (a) will be extended by the number of days by which the Department exceeded its 15-day deadline.(5) The Department may require that an official pseudorabies herd-cleanup plan be modified, and will provide the affected herd owner with advance notice of any required modifications in the manner set forth in this section. This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 10.25 (relating to consequences of noncompliance by herd owner).