[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR80.1]

[Page 318-320]
 
                  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.




Sec.
80.1 Definitions.
80.2 General restrictions.
80.3 Movement of domestic animals that are positive to an official 
          Johne's disease test.
80.4 Segregation of animals positive to an official Johne's disease test 
          during interstate movement.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.

    Source: 65 FR 18878, Apr. 10, 2000, unless otherwise noted.


    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.
    Animal identification number (AIN). A numbering system for the 
official identification of individual animals in the United States. The 
AIN contains 15 digits, with the first 3 being the country code (840 for 
the United States), the alpha characters USA, or the numeric code 
assigned to the manufacturer of the identification device by the 
International Committee on Animal Recording.
    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

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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 tag providing unique 
identification for individual animals. An official eartag must bear the 
U.S. shield. The design, size, shape, color, and other characteristics 
of the official eartag will depend on the needs of the users. The 
official eartag must be tamper-resistant and have a high retention rate 
in the animal. Official eartags must adhere to one of the following 
numbering systems:
    (1) National Uniform Eartagging System.
    (2) Animal identification number (AIN).
    (3) Premises-based number system. The premises-based number system 
combines an official premises identification number (PIN), as defined in 
this section, with a producer's livestock production numbering system to 
provide a unique identification number. The PIN and the production 
number must both appear on the official tag.
    (4) Any other numbering system approved by the Administrator for the 
identification of animals in commerce.
    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 (PIN). A unique number assigned by a 
State or Federal animal health authority to a premises that is, in the 
judgment of the State or Federal animal health authority, a 
geographically distinct location from other livestock production units. 
The premises identification number is associated with an address or 
legal land description and may be used in conjunction with a producer's 
own livestock production numbering system to provide a unique 
identification number for an animal. The premises identification number 
may consist of:
    (1) The State's two-letter postal abbreviation followed by the 
premises' assigned number; or
    (2) A seven-character alphanumeric code, with the right-most 
character being a check digit. The check digit number is based upon the 
ISO 7064 Mod 36/37 check digit algorithm.
    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.
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    \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.
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    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

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State or political subdivision of a State, and who is authorized by the 
State or political subdivision to perform tasks required by this part.

[65 FR 18878, Apr. 10, 2000, as amended at 69 FR 64650, Nov. 8, 2004]