Section 345IAC3-5.1-8.7. Quarantined herd cleanup

  7. (a) Anyone owning swine quarantined for Pseudorabies in Indiana must meet the requirements of this section. A plan of no action is not acceptable. All herd clean-up plans must be submitted to the office of the state veterinarian for approval. The state veterinarian may approve only those herd clean-up plans that comply with this rule. Herd clean-up plans must be reviewed at least semiannually and shall be modified as needed to comply with this rule.

  (b) Owners of swine herds that are under Pseudorabies quarantine are subject to the following requirements for as long as the herd is under Pseudorabies quarantine. Before swine are moved from a Pseudorabies-quarantined premises, the transport vehicle shall be sealed as follows:

(1) Prior to the swine leaving the premises, a state or federal official or the official's designee must document in writing the movement of the swine on a form approved by the state veterinarian. The approved form may be the United States Department of Agriculture "Permit for Movement of Restricted Animals" VS Form 1-27.

(2) Before the swine leave the premises, the vehicle transporting the swine must be sealed by a state or federal official or the official's designee.

(3) Copies of the completed form must be distributed as noted on the form. A copy of the completed form must accompany the swine as they are transported to market and must be presented to a state or federal official or their designee at the destination.

(4) The seal on the transporting vehicle must be broken by a state or federal official or the official's designee at the destination.

  (c) The following apply to all movement of swine under subsection (b):

(1) The swine must be delivered only to markets approved by the state veterinarian to accept swine from quarantined premises. Only markets approved to accept Pseudorabies-quarantined swine may accept delivery of Pseudorabies-quarantined swine.

(2) Vehicles transporting the swine must be cleaned and disinfected according to procedures that are designed to prevent the spread of Pseudorabies and that are approved by the state veterinarian before transporting any other swine.

  (d) The state veterinarian shall approve a market to accept swine from Pseudorabies-infected sites only if the movement of swine from infected sites through that market is not likely to spread Pseudorabies. When considering markets for approval, the state veterinarian shall consider all aspects of the market operation, including the market location and biosecurity practices at the market.

  (e) Beginning January 1, 2000, the board may order, after notice and hearing under IC 4-21.5 or waiver of right to hearing under IC 15-17-17, a herd of swine quarantined for Pseudorabies be depopulated in whole or in part under a staged slaughtering plan in order to protect other producers' swine from the Pseudorabies virus and to ensure continued interstate and international trade in swine from Indiana.

  (f) After the United States Department of Agriculture declares the state to be without Pseudorabies by assigning the state Stage V status under the Program Standards, the state veterinarian will order, after notice and hearing under IC 4-21.5 or waiver of right to hearing under IC 15-17-17, a herd of swine that is infected with Pseudorabies be depopulated in whole or in part under a staged slaughtering plan.

  (g) A staged slaughtering plan ordered under subsection (e) or (f) will include the following minimum requirements:

(1) Time frames for completion of each stage that reasonably protect other producers' swine from the Pseudorabies virus and that ensure continued interstate and international trade in swine from the state.

(2) Requirements that will eliminate Pseudorabies from the herd.

(3) Requirements that will result in the release of the herd's quarantine under this rule.

  (h) The owner of a swine herd that is located within a two (2) mile radius of a swine herd that is under quarantine for Pseudorabies must do the following:

(1) Vaccinate all of the swine in his herd for Pseudorabies at least one (1) time within ten (10) days of the date on which the owner received notice from the state veterinarian that a Pseudorabies-quarantined herd is located within two (2) miles of his herd.

(2) After complying with subdivision (1), continue to vaccinate his herd pursuant to a written Pseudorabies vaccination plan approved by the state veterinarian until such time as all Pseudorabies-quarantined herds within two (2) miles of the owner's herd are released from quarantine.

(3) Qualified Pseudorabies-negative herds that maintain their qualified Pseudorabies-negative herd status by testing monthly are exempt from the vaccination requirements in this subsection.

(Indiana State Board of Animal Health; 345 IAC 3-5.1-8.7; filed Jan 8, 1992, 12:00 p.m.: 15 IR 701; filed Oct 11, 1996, 2:00 p.m.: 20 IR 749; filed Jun 19, 1998, 4:00 p.m.: 21 IR 4203; filed Dec 23, 1998, 4:36 p.m.: 22 IR 1485; errata filed Mar 31, 1999, 9:34 a.m.: 22 IR 2534; filed Sep 1, 2000, 2:03 p.m.: 24 IR 10; readopted filed May 2, 2001, 1:45 p.m.: 24 IR 2895; filed Dec 19, 2002, 12:05 p.m.: 26 IR 1533; 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)