INSPECTION AND HEALTH  REQUIREMENTS OF LIVESTOCK EXHIBITED IN OHIO

901:1-18-01 Chapter's Application

(A) Animals listed in this chapter when moved or imported into Ohio for exhi­bition purposes only shall comply with the requirements of this chapter and when in compliance with the provi­sions of this chapter shall, with the exception of rules governing move­ment and importation of quarantined animals, be exempt from any other rules governing movement within or importation into Ohio.

(B) Animals moved within or imported into Ohio for any purpose in addition to exhibition shall meet all movement and import requirements of Chapter 901:1-17 of the Administrative Code.

901:1-18-02 Definitions

(A) "Exhibition" means any public show of animals which is sponsored by or under the control of an Ohio county or independent agricultural society orga­nized under Chapter 1711 of the Revised Code; or the Ohio State Fair; or which is assembled for a period which exceeds thirty-six hours or con­tains animals of origins other than Ohio.

(B) "Certificate of Veterinary Inspection" means a form from the state of origin which has been issued and completed by a licensed and accredited veterinar­ian attesting to the health status and identification of an animal listed thereon

(C) "Approved Veterinarian" means any licensed and accredited Veterinarian approved by the Ohio Department of Agriculture, or an employee of the Ohio Department of Agriculture or the United States Department of Agricul­ture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services.

(D) "Licensed and Accredited Veterinari­an" means a person who is licensed by the State of Ohio to practice veteri­nary medicine and who is certified by the United States Department of Agri­culture. Animal Plant Health Inspec­tion Service, Veterinary Services, to be an accredited veterinarian.

(E) "Residue" means poisonous or deleteri­ous pesticide governed by 40 C.F.R. 180, any poisonous or deleterious sub­stance governed by 21 C.F.R 109.6, or any other substance governed by 21 C.F.R. 556.

(F) "Contagious or infectious disease" means any disease, including any for­eign animal disease, or vector, capable of transmission by any means from a carrier animal to a human or to anoth­er animal and includes dangerously contagious or infectious diseases.

(G) "Tuberculosis accredited free herd" is one that has passed at least two con­secutive annual negative official tests for tuberculosis in accordance with the "Uniform Methods and Rules — Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication," and has no other evidence of bovine tuber­culosis. (To be in effect after the mid­dle of May, 2001)

901:1-18-03 Exhibitions: Sanitation, Inspection and Records

(A) Each entity sponsoring an exhibition shall have in attendance an approved veterinarian for the duration of the exhibit.

(B) Each entity sponsoring an exhibition shall:   

(1) Immediately, prior to an exhibition and under the direction of the approved veterinarian, thoroughly clean and disinfect each building, pen, stall, ring or other enclosure in which animals are to be quartered for exhibi­tion;

(2) Have the approved veterinarian: (a) Examine the certificate of veteri­nary inspection of each animal brought to the exhibition; (b) Inspect within a reasonable time of arrival each animal brought to the exhibit for symptoms of any infectious or contagious diseases; (c) Daily inspect each animal present at the exhibition for symptoms of infectious or contagious disease.

(3) Maintain a record for one year from the date of the exhibition of each animal present at the exhibit. The record shall contain the name and address of the owner of each animal and the species and breed of the ani­mal.

(4) May order the immediate removal of any animal which in the opinion of the approved veterinarian places other animals at unacceptable risk of dis­ease.

(C) An exemption from the requirements of paragraph (B)(l) of this rule may be requested from the department and will be granted when, in the judgment of the department, cleaning and disin­fection will serve no purpose. By way of example only, cleaning and disinfec­tion will generally serve no purpose in a newly constructed building that has never been occupied.

901:1-18-04 Exhibitors

(A) No person shall present for exhibition or exhibit an animal which he knows or has reason to suspect is affected with or has been exposed to a dangerously contagious or infectious disease or residue.

(B) The owner or bailee of an animal with symptoms of an infectious or conta­gious disease shall, when directed by an exhibition official, the approved veterinarian, or an employee of the Ohio Department of Agriculture, immediately remove the animal from the exhibition premises.

(C) Upon request, each person who pre­sents for exhibition or exhibits an animal, shall make available any certifi­cate of veterinary inspection, registra­tion certificates, vaccination certifi­cate, and other documents to exhibi­tion officials, the approved veterinari­an or an employee of the Ohio Depart­ment of Agriculture.

(D) Each person who presents for exhibi­tion or exhibits an animal for which a certificate of veterinary inspection is required by rules 901:18-01 to 901:1-18-11 of the Administrative Code shall forward a copy of the certificate of vet­erinary inspection to the Ohio Depart­ment of Agriculture's Division of Ani­mal Industry.

901:1-18-05 Poultry and Fowl

(A) All turkeys, chickens and game birds moved within or imported into Ohio for exhibition must:

(1) Originate directly from a flock or hatchery which is a participant in the national poultry improvement plan for the eradication of disease and be accompanied by documentary evi­dence that they meet the require­ments of this paragraph; or

(2) Originate directly from a flock which has had a negative test for pullorum/fowl typhoid disease within twelve months preceding the opening date of exhibition and be accompanied, by documentary evidence that they meet the requirement of this para­graph; or

(3) Have had a negative test for pullorum/fowl typhoid disease, within nine­ty days, preceding the opening date of the exhibition and be accompanied by documentary evidence that they meet the requirement of this paragraph; or

(4) Be tested for pullorum/fowl. typhoid disease upon arrival at the exhibition by a tester approved by the Ohio Department of Agriculture and found negative.

(B) The rapid whole blood test shall not be used to test turkeys for compliance with the requirements of paragraphs (A)(2), (AX3) and (A)(4) of this rule.

(C) Waterfowl, doves and pigeons are

exempt from this rule.

901:1-18-06 Cattle

(A) Cattle moved within Ohio for exhibition: (1) The animals presented for exhibi­tion must show no symptoms or evi­dence of an infectious or contagious disease.

(B) All cattle imported into Ohio for exhi­bition must:

(1) Be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection issued within thirty days preceding the opening date of the exhibition;

(2) Originate from a tuberculosis-accredited free herd, an accredited free state or zone, or a modified accredited advanced state or zone;

(3) If originate from a modified accred­ited state or zone must comply with rule 901:1-17-03 of the Administrative Code;

(4) If originate from an accreditation preparatory or a non-accredited state or zone are prohibited from exhibition;

(5) If from a brucellosis class A state or area/zone must be negative to an official brucellosis test within thirty days of the opening date of the exhibi­tion unless: they are under six months of age, steers, or official vaccinates under twenty months of age (dairy) or twenty-four months of age (beef); and (6) If from a brucellosis class B or C state or area/zone must meet all requirements for pre-entry testing as specified in 9 C.F.R. 78.9 and obtain an Ohio permit prior to movement.

(C) Cattle from a brucellosis certified free herd or class free state or area/zone are not required to be brucellosis tested.

901:1-18-07 Goats

(A) Goats moved within Ohio for exhibi­tion: The animal presented for exhibi­tion must show no symptoms or evi­dence of an infectious or contagious disease.

(B) Goats imported into Ohio for exhibi­tion:

(1) Must have a certificate of veteri­nary inspection issued within thirty days preceding the opening date of the exhibition; and

(2) The animal presented for exhibi­tion must show no symptoms or evi­dence of an infectious or contagious disease; and '(3) The owner and the veterinarian must attest to the following statement on the certificate of veterinary inspec­tion "the goats in this shipment are not known to be under any movement restriction because of scrapie."

(4) Originate from a tuberculosis accredited free herd as defined in rule 901:1-18-02 (G) of the Administrative Code for bovine tuberculosis eradication; or

(5) Originate from a bovine accredited free state or zone, or a bovine modified accredited advanced state or zone; or

(6) Originate from a bovine modified accredited state or zone must comply with rule 901:1-17-06 of the Administrative Code.

(C) If originate from a bovine accredita­tion preparatory or a bovine non-accredited state or zone are prohibited from exhibition.

901:1-18-08 Horses, Mules and Ponies

(A) Horses, mules and ponies moved with­in Ohio for exhibition:

(1) If not under quarantine and if they are free of any signs of a contagious or infectious disease; and

(2) If the animal is twelve months of age or older, the exhibition manager may require that the animal has been tested and classed negative to an offi­cial test for equine infectious anemia within twelve months of the opening date of the exhibition. (B) Horses, mules and ponies imported into Ohio for exhibition:

(1) Shall be accompanied by an official certificate of veterinary inspection issued within thirty days of the open­ing date of the exhibition or obtain a permit for extended time granted by the chief of the division of animal industry as authorized in paragraph (C) of rule 901:1-17-01 of the Adminis­trative Code; and

(2) If the animal is twelve months of age or older, it shall be accompanied by evidence the animal was negative to an official test for equine infectious anemia within 12 months of the open­ing date of the exhibition; and

(3) Upon request by an authorized representative of the Ohio Depart­ment of Agriculture, the person responsible for each animal must make available a chronological list of dates, places and events attended by this animal within thirty days prior to entry into Ohio.

901:1-18-09 Sheep

(A) Sheep moved within Ohio for exhibi­tion: The animal presented for exhibi­tion must show no symptoms or evi­dence of an infectious or contagious disease.

(B) Sheep imported into Ohio for exhibition: (1) Must have a certificate of veteri­nary inspection issued within thirty days preceding the opening date of the exhibition; and

(2) The animal presented for exhibi­tion must show no symptoms or evi­dence of an infectious or contagious disease; and

(3) The owner and the veterinarian must attest to the following statement written on the certificate of veterinary inspection "the sheep in this shipment are not known to be under any move­ment restrictions because of scrapie."

901:1-18-10 Swine

(A) Swine moved within Ohio for exhibition: (1) At a terminal show must: (a) Show no symptoms or evidence of an infec­tious or contagious disease; and (b) Originate from a county which sixty days prior to the exhibition opening date had no pseudorabies quaran­tined herds; and (c) Have no breeding swine present and all swine removed are delivered for immediate slaughter or to a licensed livestock facility, (d) Notwithstanding any other provisions of these rules, the manager or sponsor of the exhibition may, prior to permit­ting the exhibition of any porcine ani­mal at a terminal show require proof, for example a VS form 4-33, animal-disease diagnostic laboratory submis­sion form, or a certificate of veterinary inspection, the animal has been tested and classed "negative" to an official test to pseudorabies within forty-five days immediately preceding the open­ing date of the exhibition.

(2) At all other shows, must be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection issued within forty-five days preceding the exhibition opening date, and must be negative to an offi­cial pseudorabies test within forty-five days of the exhibition opening date unless:

(a) They originate immediately and directly from a pseudorabies qualified herd; or (b) Are suckling pigs accom­panying a negative dam; or (c) They originate from a pseudorabies vacci­nated herd and meet the following conditions: (i) The herd has had a negative monitored test within twelve months, and (ii) The swine presented for show are negative to a pseudora­bies differential test; or (3) Will be exempt from the require­ment of a certificate of veterinary inspection if they originate immedi­ately and directly from a stage V area and show no symptoms or evidence of an infectious or contagious disease.

(4) Are exempted by a written permit issued by the department.

(B) Swine imported into Ohio for exhibition:

(1) Must be accompanied by a certifi­cate of veterinary inspection issued within thirty days preceding the exhi­bition opening date; and

(2) Be negative to an official pseudora­bies test within thirty days of the exhibition opening date unless: (a) They originate immediately and directly from a stage V area or from an area or country recognized by the United States Department of Agricul­ture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services as pseudorabies free; or (b) They origi­nate immediately and directly from a pseudorabies qualified herd and have not been previously exhibited this show season; or (c) Are exempted by a written permit issued by the depart­ment.

(C) Swine moved within or imported into Ohio for racing shall: (1) Be separated at all times from any other swine on the exhibition grounds by the greatest distance reasonably possible; and

. (2) Be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection issued within thirty days preceding the opening date of the exhibition; and

(3) Be negative to an official pseudorabies test within thirty days of the exhibition opening date unless: (a) They originate immediately and directly from a stage V area or from an area or country recognized by the United States Department of Agricul­ture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services as pseudorabies free; or (b) They origi­nate immediately and directly from' pseudorabies qualified herd and have not been previously exhibited this show season; (c) Are exempt by writ­ten permit issued by the department.

(4) Be exempt from the immediate -   slaughter requirement of paragraph

(A)(c) of this rule. 901:1-18-11 Llama

(A) Llama moved within Ohio for exhibi­tion when presented for exhibition must show no symptoms or evidence of an infectious or contagious disease.

(B) Llama imported into Ohio for exhibition:

(1) Must be accompanied by a certifi­cate of veterinary inspection issued within thirty days preceding the exhi­bition opening date.

(2) When presented for exhibition must show no symptoms or evidence of contagious disease. NOTE: "Chapter 901-19 of the Adminis­trative Code (Ohio's livestock tamper­ing exhibition rules) will be made available to a livestock exhibitor or an adult advisor, upon request."