Michigan Laws 287.717b – Surveillance testing program; status designation; movement restriction
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 287.717b
- Animal: means mollusks, crustaceans, and vertebrates other than human beings including, but not limited to, livestock, exotic animals, aquaculture species, and domestic animals. See Michigan Laws 287.703
- Aquaculture: means the propagation and rearing of aquaculture species on the approved list of aquaculture species under the Michigan aquaculture development act, 1996 PA 199, MCL 286. See Michigan Laws 287.703
- Aquaculture lot: means a group of aquatic animals that share approximately the same risk of exposure to a pathogenic agent or toxin within a defined location due to common management or sharing a common aquatic environment. See Michigan Laws 287.703
- Director: means the director of the department or his or her authorized representative. See Michigan Laws 287.703
- Disease: means any animal health condition with potential for economic impact, public or animal health concerns, or food safety concerns. See Michigan Laws 287.703
- Flock: means all of the poultry on 1 premises or, in the discretion of the department, a group of poultry that is segregated from all other poultry on the same premises. See Michigan Laws 287.703
- Herd: means an isolated group of livestock maintained on common ground for any purpose, or 2 or more groups of livestock under common ownership or supervision that are geographically separated but that have an interchange or movement of livestock without regard to health status as determined by the director. See Michigan Laws 287.703
- Intrastate movement: means movement from 1 premises to another within this state. See Michigan Laws 287.703
- Livestock: means those species of animals used for human food or for fiber or those species of animals used for service to humans. See Michigan Laws 287.703
- Official test: means a sample of specific material collected from an animal with official identification by an accredited veterinarian, state or federal veterinary medical officer, or other person authorized by the director and analyzed by a laboratory certified by the United States Department of Agriculture or the department to conduct the test, or a diagnostic injection administered and analyzed by an accredited veterinarian or a state or federal veterinary medical officer. See Michigan Laws 287.703
- Reportable animal disease: means an animal disease on the current reportable animal disease list maintained by the state veterinarian that poses a serious threat to the animal industry, public health, or animal health. See Michigan Laws 287.703
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) The director may order surveillance testing of animals for a specific reportable animal disease in this state with a defined dimension as determined by the director. The director may also order surveillance testing of animals for either of the following purposes:
(a) To accomplish surveillance necessary for this state to be in compliance with rules and regulations adopted by the United States Secretary of Agriculture under any act of Congress providing for the prevention, control, or eradication of a reportable animal disease.
(b) To complete epidemiologic investigations for a specific reportable animal disease, or in any instance where a reportable animal disease is suspected.
(2) The director may establish a surveillance testing program for the intrastate movement of animals.
(3) The director may designate the status of certain herds, flocks, or aquaculture lots as certified, accredited, validated, qualified, monitored, clean, or free of a specific disease when the herd, flock, or aquaculture lot has met the director’s requirements for that status.
(4) Livestock in a herd, flock, or aquaculture lot that is undergoing an official test shall not be removed from the premises until the test results from the herd, flock, or aquaculture lot are available, except as permitted by the director.