Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: October 28, 2024) |
5. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
5C. Division of Animal Industry |
5C-22. Contagious Equine Metritis |
Effective on Thursday, June 3, 1993
1In the event that a horse fails, for whatever reason, to qualify for release from quarantine within eighteen (18) months of initiation of testing and treatment, the procedure shall be declared a failure. In such an event, the horse must be:
42(1) Moved under official permit directly to slaughter without unloading enroute; or
54(2) Humanely euthanized and the carcass destroyed under Department supervision by burial or incineration.
68Rulemaking Authority 70585.002(3), 71585.08(2)(a) FS. 73Law Implemented 75585.08(2)(b), 76585.145(1), 77585.16, 78585.17, 79585.18, 80585.19, 81585.23 FS. 83History–New 6-3-93.