Section 345IAC7-3.5-2. Definitions

   The following definitions apply throughout this rule:

(1) "Animal identification number" or "AIN" means a numbering system for the official identification of individual animals in the United States that provides a nationally unique identification number for each animal. The AIN consists of fifteen (15) digits, with the first three (3) being the country code (840 for the United States or a unique country code for a U.S. territory that has such a code and elects to use it in place of the 840 code). The AIN beginning with the 840 prefix may not be applied to animals known to have been born outside the United States.

(2) "Board" means the Indiana state board of animal health appointed under IC 15-17-3.

(3) "Cattle" means all dairy and beef animals and bison.

(4) "Concentration point" means a licensed place of business under the provisions of IC 15-17-14 where only feeder pigs, to which the licensee of such point has taken title, are assembled for resale within or without of the state of Indiana.

(5) "Consignee" means one to whom livestock is delivered or assigned for the purpose of sale, resale, or exchange.

(6) "Consignment" or "consigning" means the act of delivering or shipping domestic animals to another for sale, resale, or exchange.

(7) "Consignor" means any person consigning, shipping, or delivering domestic animals for sale, resale, or exchange.

(8) "Dealer" means any person engaged in the business of dealing and includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(A) Stockyards.

(B) Auction markets.

(C) Buying stations.

(D) Concentration points.

(9) "Dealing" means buying, selling, trading, or negotiating the transfer of livestock either for:

(A) processing into meat products in conjunction with the operation of a business enterprise; or

(B) the purpose of resale, transfer, or final disposition in any other manner.

(10) "Domestic animals" has the meaning set forth in IC 15-17-2-26.

(11) "Draft" means a group of animals that are weighed and sold together as a unit.

(12) "Flock-based number system" means a combination of a flock identification number (FIN) with a producer's unique livestock production numbering system to provide a nationally unique identification number for an animal.

(13) "Game birds" means domesticated fowl such as:

(A) pheasants;

(B) partridge;

(C) quail;

(D) grouse;

(E) guineas; and

(F) peafowl;

but not doves and pigeons.

(14) "Immediate slaughter" means any domestic animals purchased or sold for slaughter must:

(A) be consigned to a recognized slaughtering establishment or be slaughtered within seven (7) days of first consignment; and

(B) not be diverted for further feeding or breeding purposes.

(15) "Inspection" means a critical observation of livestock by a licensed, accredited veterinarian or by one under his or her direct supervision and conducted in a manner that will lend itself to the disclosure of the apparent physical condition or health status of the animals inspected.

(16) "Licensee" means any person:

(A) licensed by the state of Indiana as an individual or market facility dealer; or

(B) holding a combination license.

(17) "Livestock" has the meaning set forth in IC 15-17-2-47(a).

(18) "Livestock auction market" or "auction market" means an established place of business and contiguous surroundings where domestic animals are consigned to be sold at public auction upon a commission basis to be paid by the consignor at which place the operator of the business acts as agent for consignor.

(19) "Location-based number system" means a combination of a state issued LID or a PIN with a producer's unique livestock production numbering system to provide a nationally unique and herd-unique identification number for an animal.

(20) "Market facility" means a livestock auction market, stockyard, or concentration point.

(21) "National Uniform Eartagging System" or "NUES" means a numbering system for the official identification of individual animals in the United States that provides a nationally unique identification number for each animal.

(22) "Nonambulatory" or "downed" animal means a conscious animal that is unable to stand or walk without assistance.

(23) "Official health certificate", "certificate of veterinary inspection", or "CVI" means a form that meets the requirements for a certificate of veterinary inspection in 345 IAC 1-1.5.

(24) "Official identification number" means a nationally unique number that is permanently associated with an animal or group of animals and that adheres to one (1) of the following systems:

(A) National Uniform Eartagging System (NUES).

(B) Animal identification number (AIN).

(C) Location-based number system.

(D) Flock-based number system.

(E) Any other numbering system approved by the state veterinarian for the official identification of animals.

(25) "Officially identified" means identified by means of an official identification device or method approved by the state veterinarian in accordance with this article.

(26) "Permit" means permission granted by the board for the importation of domestic animals that will include an identification number of the permit.

(27) "Person" means any of the following:

(A) An individual or individuals of either sex.

(B) Firms.

(C) Copartnerships.

(D) Corporations.

(E) Associations.

(F) Cooperatives.

(G) Joint ventures of all kinds.

(H) Places of residence.

(I) Any other groups or combinations acting in concert.

(28) "Poultry" means domesticated fowl, including the following:

(A) Chickens.

(B) Turkeys.

(C) Ostriches.

(D) Emus.

(E) Rheas.

(F) Cassowaries.

(G) Waterfowl.

(H) Game birds.

The term does not include doves and pigeons.

(29) "Quarantined" means the subject of an order issued by the board restricting the movement of animals onto or off of a premises.

(30) "Sale" means:

(A) sale;

(B) lease;

(C) donation;

(D) trade; or

(E) exchange in any manner.

(31) "Sell" means to:

(A) sell;

(B) lease;

(C) donate;

(D) trade;

(E) barter; or

(F) exchange in any manner.

(32) "Selling" means:

(A) selling;

(B) leasing;

(C) donating;

(D) trading;

(E) bartering; or

(F) exchanging in any manner.

(33) "Slaughtering establishment" means a place of business where domestic animals are slaughtered and meat products are processed for human consumption subject to federal, state, or local inspection.

(34) "Slaughter only market" means any market facility where all animals purchased are consigned directly to a recognized slaughtering establishment or sold for direct reassignment to a recognized slaughtering establishment but not including auction markets.

(35) "State veterinarian" means the state veterinarian appointed under IC 15-17-4.

(36) "Stockyard" means any place of business commonly known or advertised as a stockyard, and which is operated for compensation or profit as a public market consisting of sheds, pens, or other enclosures, and their contiguous appurtenances in which live livestock is received from the public and kept temporarily for sale, marketing, or shipping.

(37) "Waterfowl" means domesticated fowl that normally swim, such as ducks, geese, and swans.

(Indiana State Board of Animal Health; 345 IAC 7-3.5-2; filed Jan 20, 1988, 4:01 p.m.: 11 IR 1750; filed Nov 20, 1997, 2:45 p.m.: 21 IR 1285; errata filed Dec 5, 1997, 9:15 a.m.: 21 IR 1349; errata filed Mar 23, 1998, 10:05 a.m.: 21 IR 2990; readopted filed May 2, 2001, 1:45 p.m.: 24 IR 2895; filed Dec 31, 2001, 10:02 a.m.: 25 IR 1609; filed Sep 29, 2006, 8:56 a.m.: 20061025-IR-345050315FRA; readopted filed May 9, 2007, 3:16 p.m.: 20070516-IR-345070037RFA; errata filed Oct 3, 2008, 3:30 p.m.: 20081022-IR-345080767ACA; readopted filed Aug 7, 2013, 8:32 a.m.: 20130904-IR-345130236RFA; filed Aug 22, 2014, 4:04 p.m.: 20140917-IR-345140057FRA; filed Nov 25, 2015, 2:56 p.m.: 20151223-IR-345150161FRA)