9 C.F.R. § 79.3   General restrictions.


Title 9 - Animals and Animal Products


Title 9: Animals and Animal Products
PART 79—SCRAPIE IN SHEEP AND GOATS

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§ 79.3   General restrictions.

The following prohibitions and movement conditions apply to the interstate movement of sheep and goats, and no sheep or goat may move interstate except in compliance with them.

      Interstate Movement General Restrictions for Sheep and Goats    Note: A CONSISTENT STATE is one whose intrastate identification, reporting, and movement restrictions for infected and source flocks and   high-risk animals are consistent with the APHIS standards for State                            scrapie programs.------------------------------------------------------------------------                                      Moved from          Moved from   Type of interstate movement    INCONSISTENT state   CONSISTENT state------------------------------------------------------------------------(a) Sale or other movement of breeding animals, show animals or any other animal not specifically addressed in this chart. General Condition: No animal may be removed from slaughter channels in interstate commerce if it was sold at a slaughter-only auction, is identified with a tag or ear tattoo marked ``meat'' or ``slaughter only,'' or was sold with a bill of sale marked for slaughter only, and other animals may be removed from slaughter channels in interstate commerce only if they are identified to their flock of birth._    (1) High-risk, scrapie-       Prohibited \1\....  Prohibited \1\     positive, or suspect     animals, or animals from a     noncompliant flock.    (2) Non-high-risk animals     Prohibited \1\....  Prohibited,\1\     from an infected or source                        except as allowed     flock that are not scrapie-                       in an approved     positive or suspect animals.                      scrapie control                                                       pilot project                                                       flock plan and                                                       must meet the                                                       requirements for                                                       exposed animals.    (3) Sexually intact exposed   Flock must be       Official     animals that are not          enrolled in the     individual animal     scrapie-positive, suspect,    Complete            identification     or high-risk animals and      Monitored           and a permit.\2\     are not animals from an       category of the     For any female     infected or source flock.     Scrapie Flock       exposed sheep the                                   Certification       results of an                                   Program or          official genotype                                   equivalent APHIS    test must be                                   recognized          included on or                                   program, have       attached to the                                   official            permit and must                                   individual animal   be QR or RR at                                   identification,     codon 171. For                                   and a permit.\2\    any female animal                                   For any female      moving for                                   exposed sheep the   exhibition, the                                   results of an       permit must                                   official genotype   include a                                   test must be        statement by both                                   included on or      the owner and an                                   attached to the     accredited                                   permit and must     veterinarian that                                   be QR or RR at      the animal has                                   codon 171. For      not lambed or                                   any female animal   aborted within 30                                   moving for          days of being                                   exhibition, the     exhibited and is                                   permit must         not due to lamb                                   include a           within 30 days of                                   statement by both   being exhibited                                   the owner and the   and that there is                                   accredited          no visible                                   veterinarian that   vaginal                                   the animal has      discharge. For                                   not lambed or       any animal born                                   aborted within 30   after 1-1-2002,                                   days of being       the permit must                                   exhibited and is    include the flock                                   not due to lamb     of birth and the                                   within 30 days of   flock of origin,                                   being exhibited     if different.                                   and that there is                                   no visible                                   vaginal                                   discharge. For                                   any animal born                                   after 1-1-2002,                                   the certificate                                   must include the                                   flock of birth                                   and the flock of                                   origin, if                                   different.(4)(i) Sexually intact sheep except as allowed in (a)(7).    (ii) Sexually intact goats,   Flock must be       Official     except for low-risk goats.    enrolled in the     individual animal                                   Complete            identification                                   Monitored           and a                                   category of the     certificate. For                                   Scrapie Flock       any animal born                                   Certification       after 1-1-2002,                                   Program or          the certificate                                   equivalent APHIS-   must include the                                   recognized          flock of birth                                   program, have       and the flock of                                   official            origin, if                                   individual animal   different.                                   identification,                                   and a                                   certificate. For                                   any animal born                                   after 1-1-2002,                                   the certificate                                   must include the                                   flock of birth                                   and the flock of                                   origin, if                                   different.    (5) Sexually intact low-risk  Official            Official     goats.                        individual animal   individual animal                                   identification      identification                                   and a               and a                                   certificate. For    certificate. For                                   any animal born     any animal born                                   after 1-1-2002,     after 1-1-2002,                                   the certificate     the certificate                                   must include the    must include the                                   flock of birth      flock of birth                                   and the flock of    and the flock of                                   origin, if          origin, if                                   different.          different.    (6) Castrated animals that    Official            None, except for     are not scrapie-positive or   individual animal   exposed animals     suspect animals.              identification      that must have                                   and a certificate.  official                                                       individual animal                                                       identification.    (7) Low-risk commercial       Official            (i) Official     sheep.                        individual animal   premises                                   identification      identification                                   and a               that is a                                   certificate, and    permanent brand                                   the flock must be   or ear notch                                   enrolled in the     pattern                                   Complete            registered with                                   Monitored           an official brand                                   category of the     registry;                                   Scrapie Flock      (ii) A brand                                   Certification       inspection                                   Program or an       certificate;                                   equivalent APHIS-  (iii) An owner                                   recognized          statement dated                                   program. For any    within 30 days                                   animal born after   stating that the                                   1-1-2002, the       animals were born                                   certificate must    in the flock,                                   include the flock   that the flock                                   of birth and the    does not contain                                   flock of origin,    any animal                                   if different.       exhibiting signs                                                       of scrapie, that                                                       to the best of                                                       his or her                                                       knowledge the                                                       flock has no risk                                                       factors for or                                                       exposure to                                                       scrapie, and that                                                       the flock has                                                       never contained:                                                       (A) Any animal                                                       diagnosed as                                                       having scrapie;                                                       (B) any female                                                       blackfaced sheep;                                                       or (C) any female                                                       blackfaced cross                                                       sheep that were                                                       not born in the                                                       flock; and                                                      (iv) An accredited                                                       veterinarian's                                                       statement issued                                                       within 12 months                                                       of the date of                                                       movement                                                       indicating that,                                                       to the best of                                                       his or her                                                       knowledge, the                                                       flock has no                                                       known risk                                                       factors for or                                                       exposure to                                                       scrapie, and that                                                       he or she has                                                       inspected the                                                       flock and it does                                                       not contain: (A)                                                       Any animal                                                       exhibiting signs                                                       of scrapie; (B)                                                       any female                                                       blackfaced sheep;                                                       or (C) any female                                                       blackfaced cross                                                       sheep that were                                                       not born in the                                                       flock. The                                                       statements must                                                       include the                                                       owner's name,                                                       address, and the                                                       premises                                                       identification                                                       number and a                                                       drawing of the                                                       owner's                                                       registered brand                                                       or ear notch                                                       pattern.    (8) Commercial low-risk       Official            None.     goats..                       individual animal                                   identification                                   and a                                   certificate. For                                   any animal born                                   after 1-1-2002,                                   the certificate                                   must include the                                   flock of birth                                   and the flock of                                   origin, if                                   different.(b) Sale or other movement directly to slaughter, through slaughter channels to slaughter, or to feedlots for later movement to slaughter of animals that are under 18 months of age as evidenced by eruption of the second incisor, not pregnant, and have not lambed or kidded. General Condition: No animal may be removed from slaughter channels in interstate slaughter channels in interstate commerce if it was sold at a slaughter- only auction, is identified with a tag or ear tattoo marked ``meat'' or ``slaughter only,'' or was sold with a bill of sale marked for slaughter only, and other animals may be removed from slaughter channels in interstate commerce only if they are identified to their flock of birth._    (1) Scrapie-positive or       Prohibited \1\....  Prohibited.\1\     suspect animal.    (2) Sexually intact high-     Official            Official     risk animals and sexually     individual animal   individual animal     intact animals from           identification      identification     infected or source flocks     and a permit, or    and a permit, or     that are not scrapie-         a permit and an     a permit and an     positive or suspect animals.  indelible ``S''     indelible ``S''                                   mark on the left    mark on the left                                   jaw, or sealed      jaw, or sealed                                   conveyance and a    conveyance and a                                   permit. (Note:      permit. (Note:                                   these animals may   these animals may                                   only be permitted   only be permitted                                   to slaughter or     to slaughter or                                   to terminal         to terminal                                   feedlots.\3\)       feedlots.\3\)    (3) Exposed sexually intact   Official            Official     animals that are not          individual animal   individual animal     scrapie-positive, suspect,    identification      identification     or high-risk. animals and     for any animal      for any animal     that are not animals from     that is not         that is not     an infected or source flock.  moving directly     moving direct to                                   to slaughter or     slaughter or to a                                   to a terminal       terminal feedlot.                                   feedlot. 3,4        \3,4\ (Note:                                   (Note: pregnant     Pregnant animals                                   animals and         and animals with                                   animals with a      a visible vaginal                                   visible vaginal     discharge may                                   discharge may       only be permitted                                   only be permitted   to slaughter or                                   to slaughter or     to terminal                                   to terminal         feedlots.)                                   feedlots.).    (4) Sexually intact sheep     Official premises   None.     that are not scrapie-         identification or     positive, suspect, high-      official     risk, or exposed animals      individual animal     and are not animals from an   identification     infected or source flock.     for any animal                                   that is not                                   moving direct to                                   slaughter or to a                                   terminal                                   feedlot.\3\    (5) Sheep enrolled in the     None..............  None.     selective monitored or     complete monitored category     of the SFCP that are not     scrapie-positive, suspect,     high-risk, or exposed     animals.    (6) Castrated animals that    None..............  None.     are not scrapie-positive,     or suspect animals.    (7) Sexually intact goats     None..............  None.     that are not scrapie-     positive, suspect, high-     risk, or exposed animals     and are not animals from an     infected or source flock.(c) Sale or other movement directly to slaughter, through slaughter channels to slaughter, or to feedlots for later movement to slaughter of animals that are over 18 months of age, as evidenced by eruption of the second incisor, or that are pregnant or that have lambed or kidded. General Condition: No animal may be removed from slaughter channels in interstate commerce if it was sold at a slaughter-only auction, is identified with a tag or ear tattoo marked ``meat'' or ``slaughter only,'' or was sold with a bill of sale marked for slaughter only, and other animals may be removed from slaughter channels in interstate commerce only if they are identified to their flock of birth._    (1) Scrapie-positive or       Prohibited\1\.....  Prohibited.\1\     suspect animal.    (2) Sexually intact high-     Official            Official     risk animals and sexually     individual animal   individual animal     intact animals from an        identification      identification     infected or source flock      and a permit, or    and a permit, or     that are not scrapie-         a permit and an     a permit and an     positive, or suspect          indelible ``S''     indelible ``S''     animals.                      mark on the left    mark on the left                                   jaw, or sealed      jaw, or sealed                                   conveyance and a    conveyance and a                                   permit. (Note:      permit. (Note:                                   these animals may   These animals may                                   only be permitted   only be permitted                                   to slaughter or     to slaughter or                                   to terminal         to terminal                                   feedlots.\3\        feedlots.\3\    (3) Sexually intact exposed   Official            Official     animals that are not          individual animal   individual animal     scrapie-positive, suspect,    identification      identification.     or high-risk animals and      and a permit, or    (Note: pregnant     are not animals from an       a permit and an     animals and     infected or source flock.     indelible ``S''     animals with a                                   mark on the left    visible vaginal                                   jaw, or sealed      discharge may                                   conveyance and a    only be moved                                   permit when         directly to                                   moving directly     slaughter or to                                   to slaughter.       terminal                                   (Note: pregnant     feedlots.3,4                                   animals and                                   animals with a                                   visible vaginal                                   discharge may                                   only be permitted                                   to slaughter or                                   to terminal                                   feedlots.3,4    (4) Sheep over 18 months of   Official            Official     age that are not scrapie-     individual animal   individual animal     positive, suspect, sexually   identification      identification.\4     intact high-risk, or          and a               \     sexually intact exposed       certificate.\4\.     animals and that are not     sexually intact animals     from an infected or source     flock.    (5) Low-risk commercial       Official            (i) Official     sheep.                        individual animal   premises                                   identification      identification                                   and a certificate   that is a                                   \4\.                permanent legible                                                       brand or ear                                                       notch pattern                                                       registered with                                                       an official brand                                                       registry or, in                                                       the case of                                                       animals moving                                                       directly to                                                       slaughter, may be                                                       a legible paint                                                       brand registered                                                       with an official                                                       brand registry;                                                      (ii) A brand                                                       inspection                                                       certificate;                                                      (iii) An owner                                                       statement dated                                                       within 30 days of                                                       the movement                                                       stating that the                                                       flock does not                                                       contain any                                                       animal exhibiting                                                       signs of scrapie,                                                       and that, to the                                                       best of his or                                                       her knowledge,                                                       the flock has no                                                       risk factors for                                                       or exposure to                                                       scrapie and has                                                       never contained:                                                       (A) Any animal                                                       diagnosed as                                                       having scrapie;                                                       (B) any female                                                       blackfaced sheep;                                                       or (C) any female                                                       blackfaced cross                                                       sheep that was                                                       not born in the                                                       flock;                                                      (iv) An accredited                                                       veterinarian's                                                       statement issued                                                       within 12 months                                                       of the date of                                                       movement                                                       indicating that,                                                       to the best of                                                       his or her                                                       knowledge, the                                                       flock has no                                                       known risk                                                       factors for or                                                       exposure to                                                       scrapie, and that                                                       he or she has                                                       inspected the                                                       flock and it does                                                       not contain: (A)                                                       Any animal                                                       exhibiting signs                                                       of scrapie; (B)                                                       any female                                                       blackfaced sheep;                                                       or (C) any female                                                       blackfaced cross                                                       sheep that was                                                       not born in the                                                       flock. The                                                       statements must                                                       include the                                                       owner's name,                                                       address, and the                                                       premises                                                       identification                                                       number and a                                                       drawing of the                                                       owner's                                                       registered brand                                                       or ear notch                                                       pattern.\4\    (6) Goats that are not        None..............  None.     scrapie-positive, suspect,     sexually intact high-risk,     or sexually intact exposed     animals and that are not     sexually intact animals     from an infected or source     flock.(d) Movement of animals for grazing or other management purposes without change of ownership._    (1) Scrapie-positive,         Prohibited \1\....  Prohibited.\1\     suspect, or sexually intact     high-risk animals.    (2) Non-high-risk animals     Prohibited \1\....  Prohibited,\1\     from an infected or source                        except as allowed     flock.                                            in an approved                                                       scrapie control                                                       pilot project                                                       flock plan and                                                       must meet the                                                       requirements for                                                       exposed animals.    (3) Sexually intact exposed   Official            Official     animals that are not          individual animal   individual animal     scrapie-positive, suspect,    identification      identification     or high-risk animals and      and a permit.\2\    and a permit.\2\     that are not animals from     For any female      For any female     an infected or source flock.  exposed sheep the   exposed sheep the                                   results of an       results of an                                   official genotype   official genotype                                   test must be        test must be                                   included on or      included on or                                   attached to the     attached to the                                   permit and must     permit and must                                   be QR or RR at      be QR or RR at                                   codon 171.          codon 171.    (4) Sexually intact sheep or  Official premises   None.     sexually intact goats that    identification     have been commingled with     and a     sheep and that are not        certificate..     scrapie-positive, suspect,     high-risk, or exposed     animals and are not animals     from an infected or source     flock.    (5) Sexually intact goats     None..............  None.     that have not been     commingled with sheep and     that are not scrapie-     positive, suspect, high-     risk, or exposed animals     and are not animals from an     infected or source flock.    (6) Castrated animals that    None..............  None.     are not scrapie-positive or     suspect animals and are not     an animal from an infected     or source flock.------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Animals prohibited movement may be moved interstate only if they are  moving interstate for destruction or research as approved by the  Administrator.\2\ A copy of the permit must be sent to the State veterinarian and the  AVIC of the receiving State prior to movement of animals.\3\ No exposed or high-risk animal from any State or any animal from an  Inconsistent State shall be removed from slaughter channels once it  has entered interstate commerce.\4\ Official individual animal identification or official premises  identification is not required for these slaughter animals if the  animals are kept as a group on the same premises on which they were  born or used for breeding purposes and are not commingled with animals  from another premises at any time, including throughout the feeding,  marketing, and slaughter process.

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