Definitions, Applications, Cards, Forms, Other Official Documents Required and Fees, Cattle or Bison, Swine, Poultry, Domestic Fowl and Ratites, Goats or Sheep
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:
5C-4.0015Definitions
5C-4.0016Applications, Cards, Forms, Other Official Documents Required and Fees
5C-4.002Cattle or Bison
5C-4.003Swine
5C-4.004Poultry, Domestic Fowl and Ratites
5C-4.005Goats or Sheep
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 44 No. 127, June 29, 2018 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
5C-4.0015 Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter the definitions in Sections 585.001, and 585.01, F.S., and the following shall apply:
(1) Accredited Veterinarian. A veterinarian licensed in the state of origin and accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA, APHIS) to perform certain functions of the federal and cooperative-state-federal programs in accordance with the provisions of Title 9 Code of Federal Regulations (9 CFR) § 161.1 (Jan. 2018), which is hereby incorporated by reference and available online at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-xxxx.
(2) Animal(s). This term shall be as defined in section 585.01(10) F.S., which provides that the term “animal” shall include wild or game animals whenever necessary to effectively control or eradicate dangerous transmissible diseases or pests which threaten the agricultural interests of the state.
(3) through (10) No change.
(11) Market Class. An exhibition class consisting of finished fed Animals that are isolated Isolated and housed seperately from all Animals not designated for slaughter immediately following the exhibition.
(12) through (16) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 585.002(4), 585.08(2), 585.145(2) FS. Law Implemented 585.08(2)(a), 585.145(1), (2) FS. History–New 1-19-95, Amended 6-4-95, 6-21-06, 2-19-14, .
5C-4.0016 Applications, Cards, Forms, Other Official Documents Required and Fees.
(1) USDA. Equine Infectious Anemia Laboratory Test VS Form 10-11 (MARCH 2014). An official USDA, APHIS, VS form required for submitting samples and reporting results of Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) tests. Equine Infectious Anemia Laboratory Test VS Form 10-11 (MARCH 2014) is hereby incorporated by reference and can be found online at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-xxxx.
(2) No change.
(a) Official Certificates of Veterinary Inspection (OCVI). These certificates are provided only to Florida-licensed Accredited Veterinarians and may be obtained as provided in subsection 5C-4.0016 (2)(a)1(3) F.A.C. Depending on species and purpose (sale or movement), the following are Florida-recognized OCVIs:
1. through 2. No change.
(b) Equine Interstate Passport Card, FDACS-09207 Rev. 08/18 07/05 is incorporated by reference in rule 5C-3.003(5),F.A.C., is an official card provided by the Department to the Horse owner, which certifies the existence of an official negative EIA test within the previous 12 months and a valid Florida Official Equine Certificate of Veterinary Inspection for interstate movement for exhibition purposes in states which accept the card. The document is valid for six (6) months provided the conditions in paragraph 5C-3.003(5)(a)-(f), F.A.C., are met. The Equine Interstate Passport Card is not acceptable for change of ownership purposes. It may be applied for by submitting an Application for Equine Interstate Passport Card, FDACS-09219 Rev. 12/09, to the Division with the associated fee of $15.00 for the first equine and $5.00 for each additional equine on the same application. Application for Equine Interstate Passport Card, FDACS-09219 Rev. 12/09 is incorporated by reference in rule 5C-3.003(5)(e), F.A.C.
(c) Negative EIA Test Verification Card, FDACS-09160 Rev. 08/1807/05, is an official document provided by the Department to the Horse owner to show proof of a negative EIA test within the previous 12 months, for purposes other than change of ownership. The document is valid for 12 months from the date the blood was drawn and is renewable annually with an associated fee of $5.00 per application (Card). The Negative EIA Test Verification Card may be applied for by submitting the Application for Negative EIA Test Verification Card, FDACS-09206 Rev. 10/05. Negative EIA Test Verification Card FDACS-09160 Rev. 08/18 is hereby incorporated by reference and can be found online at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-xxxx. Application for Negative EIA Test Verification Card, FDACS-09206 Rev. 10/05 is hereby incorporated by reference and can be found online at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-xxxx.
(d) Equine Event Extension, FDACS-09051 Rev. 03/06, an official document provided by the Department to the Horse owner, which certifies the existence of an official negative EIA test within the previous 12 months and a valid Florida Official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. Equine Event Extension, FDACS-09051 Rev. 03/06 is incorporated by reference in rule 5C-3.003(5), F.A.C. The document is valid for six (6) months provided the conditions in subsections 5C-3.003(5)(a)-(f), F.A.C., are met. It may be applied for by submitting the Application for Equine Event Extension, FDACS-09078 Rev. 09/17, to the Division as referred to in subsection 5C-3.003(5), F.A.C., with the associated fee of $10.00 for the first equine and $5.00 for each additional equine on the application: Application for Equine Event Extension, FDACS-09078 Rev. 09/17, is hereby incorporated by reference in rule 5C-3.003(5)(e), F.A.C. and can be found online at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-xxxx.
Rulemaking Authority 585.002(4), (5), 585.08(2)(a), 585.145(2) FS. Law Implemented 585.08(2)(a), 585.145(1), (2) FS. History–New 6-21-06, .
5C-4.002 Cattle or Bison.
(1) No change.
(2) Test or Certification Required.
(a) Tuberculosis.
1. No change.
2. Imported dairy cattle may be entered for exhibition provided they have a negative caudal fold tuberculin skin test within 60 days prior to the date of the exhibition; except that, dairy cattle from an Accredited Herd as defined in Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication, APHIS 91-45-011 (Jan. 2005) Accredited Tuberculosis-Free Herds as defined in 9 CFR § 77.5 (JAN.. 2018) and or originating in Tuberculosis-Free States, are exempt from this test requirement. Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication, APHIS 91-45-011 (Jan. 2005) 9 CFR § 77 (Jan. 2018) is hereby incorporated by reference and available online at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-xxxx.
3. No change.
(b) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 585.002(4), 585.08(2)(a), 585.145(2) FS. Law Implemented 585.08(2)(a), 585.145(1), (2) FS. History–Amended 7-25-66, 11-15-67, 1-1-70, 7-1-71, 9-1-72, 8-7-77, 8-8-79, 9-30-80, 6-26-83, Formerly 5C-4.02, Amended 4-17-89, 1-19-95, 6-21-06, .
5C-4.003 Swine.
(1) No change.
(2) Tests or Certification Required for Breeding Swine.
(a) No change.
(b) Pseudorabies. Swine imported for exhibition must comply with the importation requirements set forth in Rule 5C-3.007, F.A.C. Florida origin swine six (6) months of age or older must be negative to an Official Test for pseudorabies within 90 days prior to exhibition, or
1. Originate from a Qualified Pseudorabies-Free Herd as defined in 9 CFR § 85.1 (Jan.. 2018), which is incorporated by reference and available online at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-xxxx. or
2. Originate from an Approved Commercial Production Swine Herd,. as defined in 5C-21.018, F.A.C.
(3) through (4) No change.
(5) Materials. 9 CFR § 78 (2005), and § 85 (2005) are hereby incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from the United States Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop SSOP, Washington, D.C. 20402-9328.
Rulemaking Authority 585.002(4), 585.08(2)(a), 585.145(2) FS. Law Implemented 585.08(2)(a), 585.145(1), (2) FS. History–Amended 3-21-64, 6-20-68, 1-1-71, 3-1-72, Formerly 5C-4.03, Amended 4-17-89, 1-19-95, 6-21-06, .
5C-4.004 Poultry, Domestic Fowl or Ratites.
(1) No change.
(2) Test or Certification Required. All poultry or domestic fowl entered for exhibition must originate from Pullorum-Typhoid Clean flocks or hatcheries, as provided in 9 CFR § 145.1 (Jan. 2018) and § 147 (Jan.. 2018), or have a negative pullorum-typhoid test within 90 days prior to exhibition. 9 CFR § 145.1 (Jan.. 2018) and § 147 (Jan. 2018) are hereby incorporated by reference and available online at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-xxxx.
Rulemaking Authority 585.002(4), 585.08(2)(a), 585.145(2) FS. Law Implemented 585.08(2)(a), 585.145(1), (2) FS. History–Amended 4-20-67, 4-18-84, 4-4-85, Formerly 5C-4.04, Amended 6-21-87, 4-17-89, 1-19-95, 6-4-95, 6-21-06, .
5C-4.005 Goats or Sheep.
(1) through (2) No change.
(3) Test or Certification Required.
(a) Tuberculosis Test. All dairy goats six (6) months of age or older imported for exhibition purposes must originate from an Accredited Herd as defined in Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication, APHIS 91-45-011 (Jan. 2005), Accredited Tuberculosis-Free Herd as defined in 9 CFR § 77.5 (Jan.. 2018) and or have had a negative caudal fold tuberculosis test within 90 days prior to exhibition. When originating from Accredited Tuberculosis-Free Herds, the OCVI must show, the accredited herd number and the date of the last herd accreditation test.
(b) Brucellosis Test. All dairy goats six (6) months of age or older imported for exhibition purposes must originate from a Certified Brucellosis-Free Herd as defined in 9 CFR § 78.1 (Jan. 2018), or have had a negative brucellousis test within 90 days prior to exhibition. When originating from a Ccertified Bbrucellosis-free herd, the OCVI must show the certified herd number and the date of the last herd certification test. 9 CFR § 78.1 (Jan. 2018) is hereby incorporated by reference and available online at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-xxxx.
(c) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 585.002(4), 585.08(2)(a), 585.145(2) FS. Law Implemented 585.08(2)(a), 585.145(1), (2) FS. History–New 11-4-76, Formerly 5C-4.05, Amended 4-17-89, 1-19-95, 6-4-95, 6-21-06, .
