Title 18 . Environmental Conservation

Chapter 36 . Administrative Enforcement

Section 930. Definitions

18 AAC 36.930. Definitions

Unless the context indicates otherwise, in this chapter,

(1) "animals" means wild or feral animals, domestic animals, and poultry;

(2) "biological products," sometimes referred to as biologicals, biologics, viruses, or vaccines, means those products used in the treatment or immunization of animals which have as their components live, modified live, or attenuated virus, bacteria, or pathogens capable of transmission and spread of transmissible diseases of animals;

(3) "cattle" means all cattle kept for the production of milk or meat for human consumption;

(4) "commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation;

(5) "department" means Department of Environmental Conservation;

(6) "EIA reactor" means an equine which has reacted positively to the Coggins test or other approved tests conducted at an approved laboratory;

(7) "equine" means a horse, mule, ass, or other member of the genus equidae;

(8) "goat" means a goat kept for the production of milk or meat for human consumption;

(9) "hatching egg" means a hatching egg derived from poultry as defined in (16) of this section;

(10) "health certificate" means a legible certification executed on an official form of the state of origin or of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture by a veterinarian in its employ or an accredited veterinarian of the state of origin;

(11) "licensed veterinarian" means a veterinarian licensed by the state to practice veterinary medicine, surgery, and dentistry in the state;

(12) "official brucellosis test" means a test for brucellosis prescribed in Chapter 1, Part 1(G) of Uniform Methods and Rules, as described in 9 C.F.R. sec. 78.1(j) (as revised January 1, 1981);

(13) "official brucellosis vaccinate" means a female bovine animal vaccinated against brucellosis in accordance with the provisions prescribed in Chapter 1, Part 1(H), (I), and (J) of the Uniform Methods and Rules, as described in 9 C.F.R. sec. 78.1(j) (as revised January 1, 1981);

(14) "official vaccination" means the subcutaneous inoculation of a female bovine with a brucella abortus vaccine licensed by the Veterinary Biologics Division, United States Department of Agriculture, by a deputy state veterinarian, or other persons approved by the state veterinarian; the female bovine animal of a dairy breed must be two through six months (60 to 179 days) of age and the female bovine animal of a beef breed must be two through 10 months (60 to 299 days) of age at the time of the vaccination; an official vaccination must include proper permanent identification of the animal at the time of vaccination and the issuance of a completed form SV-64;

(15) "permit" means a document issued by the department, after application in accordance with 18 AAC 36.010, which allows the movement of animals or biologics into the state;

(16) "poultry" means domesticated fowl, including chickens, turkeys, waterfowl, and game birds, which are bred for the purpose of producing eggs or meat;

(17) "state veterinarian" means a state employed, licensed, and accredited veterinarian designated by the commissioner; and

(18) "validated brucellosis-free herd" means a herd of swine which has achieved and maintains status as a Validated Brucellosis-Free Herd according to the provisions of Chapter II, Parts I, II, III, and IV of the Uniform Methods and Rules, as described in 9 C.F.R. § 78.1(j) (as revised January 1, 1981).

History: Eff. 9/1/82, Register 83

Authority: AS 03.05.010