TITLE XL AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
CHAPTER 436 DISEASES OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS
Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program
Section 436:118
436:118 Application for Entry Into the Program. –
I. An applicant to the program shall submit a completed program application to the Area Veterinarian-in-Charge designee. Once the program application has been received, an authorized state veterinarian or the AVIC or AVIC designee shall inspect the flock for evidence of scrapie. The application shall be signed by a board subcommittee consisting of the state veterinarian, AVIC designee, and board chairperson. The board members shall review the application package. The status date for initial flock enrollment shall be the date that the last signature is applied to the application for entry into the program. The complete application package shall include:
(a) A completed program application;
(b) An inventory of animals in the flock submitted by the flock owner and verified and signed by a state veterinarian or AVIC or AVIC designee, including at least official identification numbers, breed, and sex information as specified by the certification category for which applied, as determined in rules adopted pursuant to RSA 436:5;
(c) A written statement by an accredited veterinarian, if available, or a state veterinarian or AVIC or AVIC designee declaring that the flock is free of scrapie to the best of his or her knowledge; and
(d) An inspection report by an authorized state veterinarian or AVIC or AVIC designee, including verification of the information provided on the application by the flock owner and verification of the official identification of each animal listed in the application.
II. The state veterinarian or AVIC or AVIC designee shall provide each enrolling program participant and his or her accredited veterinarian with an educational scrapie review. Once approved to enter the program, a flock shall be issued an enrollment date. This date shall serve as the status date until the flock fails to meet any of the program standards.