Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0080-02-06-.04

Current through September 10, 2024

Section 0080-02-06-.04 - SWINE MARKETS

(1) Only swine markets that are approved as having met state and federal standards are authorized to handle swine in Tennessee. Only three (3) types of swine markets are approved:

(a) Slaughter-Only Market

1. Slaughter-only markets shall be approved in accordance with the requirements of 9 C.F.R. 71.20 and meet all the pertinent requirements of 9 C.F.R. 71, 78 and 85.

2. All swine shall enter the market under quarantine.

3. All swine entering a market shall be officially identified with a United States Department of Agriculture approved ear tag to identify the consignor. The market shall record the name, address, and signature of the consignee, the slaughter facility destination, and the identification of the swine purchased.

4. All swine shall be consigned from the market only to an approved slaughter establishment or to another approved market.

(b) Breeding Swine Market

1. All breeding swine markets shall be approved in accordance with the requirements of 9 C.F.R. 71.20 and meet all the pertinent requirements of 9 C.F.R. 71, 78 and 85.

2. All swine shall be officially, permanently, and individually identified to the seller.

3. Except by permission of the state veterinarian, all swine, except piglets less than eight weeks of age in the company of their Brucellosis and Pseudorabies-negative birth mothers, shall:

(i) Be accompanied by proof that the individual animal being sold or offered for sale has tested negative on official tests for brucellosis and pseudorabies conducted within thirty (30) days of entering the market; or

(ii) Have originated from a Validated Brucellosis-Free and Qualified Pseudorabies-Negative herd, as defined in Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0080-02-01-.01(1)(rr) and (gg), respectively, that has maintained such statuses throughout testing and be accompanied by proof of such statuses.

4. In addition to the requirements above, imported swine entering breeding swine markets shall be accompanied by an official certificate of veterinary inspection and have an entry permit from the office of the state veterinarian.

5. Persons selling swine or offering swine for sale, including market management , are responsible for ensuring that the provisions of 0080-02-13-.01(b) 3. and 0080-02-13-.01(b) 4. above are complied with.

(c) Organized Feeder Swine Sale

1. Shall be approved in accordance with the requirements of 9 C.F.R. 71.20 and meet all the pertinent requirements of 9 C.F.R. 71, 78 and 85.

2. All pigs shall be officially, permanently, and individually identified to the farm of origin and shall be consigned from the farm on which they were born.

(2) Slaughter and feeder classes of swine shall not be commingled in Tennessee markets, nor shall they be received and sold on the same premises on market day.

(3) Adherence to these regulations shall be the responsibility of the market's management. It shall also be the responsibility of buyers to consign purchased swine to legal destinations.

(4) Swine at Tennessee markets are subject to surveillance testing for Brucellosis, Pseudorabies , or other diseases, as ordered by the Tennessee state veterinarian.

(5) Swine shall not be held in the market more than seventy-two (72) hours.

(6) One approved secondary assembly point will be allowed for boars only. Slaughterhouses or approved secondary assembly points for boars shall be shown on official market records.

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0080-02-06-.04

New rule filed March 23, 2021; effective 6/21/2021.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-203 and 44-2-102.