S.C. Code Regs. § 27-1020
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 5, May 24, 2024
Section 27-1020 - Intrastate Movement of Certain AnimalsA. Sheep and Goats 1. Definitions a. Commercial hair sheep. Any commercial sheep with hair rather than wool that is either a full-blooded hair sheep or that resulted from the cross of a hair sheep with a white-faced wool sheep.b. Commercial sheep or goat. Any animal from a flock from which animals are moved only either directly to slaughter or through slaughter channels to slaughter or any animal that is raised only for meat or fiber production and that is not registered with a sheep or goat registry or used for exhibition.c. Exposed animal: i. Any animal that has been in the same flock at the same time as a scrapie-positive female animal, excluding limited contacts; orii. Any animal born in a flock after a scrapie-positive animal was born into that flock or lambed in that flock, if born before that flock completes the requirements of a flock plan; oriii. Any animal that was commingled with a scrapie-positive female animal during or up to 30 days after she lambed, kidded, or aborted, or while a visible vaginal discharge was present, or that was commingled with any other scrapie-positive female animal for 24 hours or more, including during activities such as shows and sales or while in marketing channels; oriv. Any animal in a noncompliant flock.d. Exposed flock. Any flock in which a scrapie-positive animal was born or lambed. Any flock that currently contains a female high-risk, exposed, or suspect animal that lambed in the flock and from which tissues were not submitted for official testing and found negative. A flock that has completed a post-exposure management and monitoring plan following the exposure will no longer be an exposed flock.e. Official ear tag. An identification eartag approved by APHIS as being sufficiently tamper-resistant for the intended us and providing unique identification for each animal. An official eartag may conform to the alphanumeric National Uniform Eartagging system of another system approved by APHIS, or it may bear a premises identification number that either contains or is used in conjunction with the producer's livestock production numbering system to provide a unique identification number.f. Official identification. Identification mark or device approved by APHIS for use in the Scrapie Eradication Program. Examples are listed in 9 CFR 79.2(a)(2).g. Official identification device or method. A means of officially identifying an animal or group of animals using devices or methods approved by the AHPHIS Administrator, including, but not limited to, official tags, tattoos, and registered brands when accompanied by a certificate of inspection from a recognized brand inspection authority.2. Official identification is required upon change of ownership of all sheep and goats of any age not in slaughter channels and any sheep over 18 months of age as evidenced by eruption of the second incisor such that the animal may be traced to its flock of birth; provided however:a. Commercial goats in intrastate commerce that have not been in contact with sheep are exempt from this identification requirement. If there is a case of scrapie in a commercial goat in South Carolina that originated in South Carolina and cannot be attributed to exposure to infected sheep, or if there is an exposed commercial goat herd in South Carolina, then this exemption is automatically revoked upon publication in the State Register that such disease has been detected. The Director shall proceed expeditiously to publish such notice, but in no case shall such notice be published more than 90 days after detection of such disease.b. Commercial whitefaced sheep or commercial hair sheep under 18 months of age in intrastate commerce are exempt from this identification requirement. If there is a case of scrapie in the exempted class that originated in South Carolina, then this exemption is automatically revoked upon publication in the State Register that such disease has been detected. The Director shall proceed expeditiously to publish such notice, but in no case shall such notice be published more than 90 days after detection of such disease.Amended by State Register Volume 30, Issue No. 6, eff June 23, 2006; State Register Volume 31, Issue No. 6, eff June 22, 2007.