[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 9, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 9CFR80.1] [Page 307-308] TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS CHAPTER I--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 80--JOHNE'S DISEASE IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS--Table of Contents Sec. 80.1 Definitions. The following definitions apply to this part: Administrator. The Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or any person authorized to act for the Administrator. APHIS. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. APHIS representative. An individual employed by APHIS who is authorized to perform the function involved. Approved livestock facility. A stockyard, livestock market, buying station, concentration point, or any other premises that has been approved under Sec. 71.20 of this chapter. Area veterinarian in charge. An APHIS veterinarian authorized by the Administrator to supervise and manage the animal health work of APHIS in a specified area of the United States. Interstate. From one State into or through any other State. Johne's disease. An infectious and communicable disease that primarily affects cattle, sheep, goats, and other domestic, exotic, and wild ruminants, also known as paratuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium paratuberculosis. Moved. Shipped, transported, delivered, or received for movement, or otherwise aided, induced, or caused to be moved. Official eartag. An identification eartag approved by APHIS as being tamper-resistant and providing unique identification for each animal. An official eartag may conform to the alpha-numeric National Uniform Eartagging System, or it may bear a valid premises identification number that is used in conjunction with the producer's livestock production numbering system to provide a unique identification number. Official Johne's disease test. An organism detection test approved by the Administrator and conducted in a laboratory approved by the Administrator.\1\ Owner-shipper statement. A statement signed by the owner or shipper of animals, which states: The number of animals to be moved, the official eartag number of each animal, the species of the animals, points of origin and destination, the consignor and consignee, a statement that the animals are positive to an official Johne's disease test, and any additional information required by this part. Premises identification number. A unique number assigned by the State animal health official to a livestock [[Page 308]] production unit that is, in the judgment of the State animal health official or area veterinarian in charge, epidemiologically distinct from other livestock production units. A premises identification number shall consist of the State's two-letter postal abbreviation followed by the premises' assigned number. A premises identification number may be used in conjunction with a producer's own livestock production numbering system to provide a unique identification number for an animal. Recognized slaughtering establishment. A slaughtering establishment \2\ operating under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or a State inspected slaughtering establishment. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ A list of currently approved laboratories and the requirements for obtaining approval are available from the Diagnostic Bacteriology Laboratory, National Veterinary Services Laboratories, P.O. Box 844, Ames, Iowa 50010. the Administrator will approve laboratories to conduct an official Johne's disease test only after determining that the laboratory meets the check test proficiency requirements prescribed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories. Approval will continue as long as such check test proficiency requirements are met on an annual basis. \2\ A list of recognized slaughtering establishments in any State may be obtained from an APHIS representative, the State animal health official, or a State representative. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- State. Any of the 50 States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the District of Columbia, and any territories and possessions of the United States. State animal health official. The State official responsible for livestock and poultry disease control and eradication programs. State representative. An individual employed in animal health work by a State or political subdivision of a State, and who is authorized by the State or political subdivision to perform tasks required by this part.