[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR56.10]

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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
  CHAPTER I--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 56_CONTROL OF H5/H7 LOW PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA--
Table of Contents
 
Sec. 56.10  Initial State response and containment plan.

    (a) In order for poultry owners within a State to be eligible for 
indemnity for 100 percent of eligible costs under Sec. 56.3(b), the 
State in which the poultry participate in the Plan must have in place an 
initial State response and containment plan that has been approved by 
APHIS. The initial State response and containment plan must be developed 
by the Official State Agency and administered by the Cooperating State 
Agency of the relevant State. This plan must include:
    (1) Provisions for a standing emergency disease management 
committee, regular meetings, and exercises, including coordination with 
any tribal governments that may be affected;
    (2) A minimum biosecurity plan followed by all poultry producers;
    (3) Provisions for adequate diagnostic resources;
    (4) Detailed, specific procedures for initial handling and 
investigation of suspected cases of H5/H7 LPAI;
    (5) Detailed, specific procedures for reporting test results to 
APHIS. These procedures must be developed after appropriate consultation 
with poultry producers in the State and must provide for the reporting 
only of confirmed cases of H5/H7 LPAI in accordance with Sec. 146.13 of 
this chapter;
    (6) Detailed, strict quarantine measures for presumptive and 
confirmed index cases;
    (7) Provisions for developing flock plans for infected and exposed 
flocks;
    (8) Detailed plans for disposal of infected flocks, including 
preexisting agreements with regulatory agencies and detailed plans for 
carcass disposal, disposal sites, and resources for conducting disposal, 
and detailed plans for disposal of materials that come into contact with 
poultry infected with or exposed to H5/H7 LPAI;
    (9) Detailed plans for cleaning and disinfection of premises, 
repopulation, and monitoring after repopulation;
    (10) Provisions for appropriate control/monitoring zones, contact 
surveys, and movement restrictions;
    (11) Provisions for monitoring activities in control zones;
    (12) If vaccination is considered as an option, a written plan for 
use in place with proper controls and provisions for APHIS approval of 
any use of vaccine;
    (13) Plans for H5/H7 LPAI-negative flocks that provide for 
quarantine, testing, and controlled marketing; and
    (14) Public awareness and education programs regarding avian 
influenza.
    (b) If a State is designated a U.S. Avian Influenza Monitored State, 
Layers under Sec. 146.24(a) of this chapter or a U.S. Avian Influenza 
Monitored State, Turkeys under Sec. 146.44(a) of this chapter, it will 
lose that status during any outbreak of H5/H7 LPAI and for 90 days after 
the destruction and disposal of all infected or exposed birds and 
cleaning and disinfection of all affected premises are completed.

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