2014 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 54 - LIVESTOCK
54-766 - Terms, defined.

54-766. Terms, defined.

For purposes of the Anthrax Control Act:

(1) Accredited veterinarian means a veterinarian approved by the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture in accordance with the provisions of 9 C.F.R. part 161, as such regulation existed on January 1, 2009;

(2) Affected herd means a herd which contains an animal infected with or exposed to anthrax;

(3) Affected premises means the land on which is located an animal infected with or exposed to anthrax and includes the buildings, holding facilities, and equipment located on such land;

(4) Animal means all vertebrate members of the animal kingdom except humans, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and wild animals at large;

(5) Approved laboratory means a laboratory designated by the department in rules and regulations;

(6) Department means the Department of Agriculture;

(7) Exposed means an animal or herd having or suspected of having contact (a) with animals infected with anthrax spores or organisms or (b) with premises which contain anthrax spores or organisms;

(8) Herd means (a) any group of livestock maintained on common ground for any purpose or (b) two or more groups of livestock under common ownership or supervision geographically separated but which have an interchange of livestock without regard to whether the livestock are infected or exposed;

(9) Herd plan means a written disease management plan that is designed by the herd owner or custodian in conjunction with the State Veterinarian to control and eradicate anthrax from an infected herd;

(10) Livestock means cattle, bison, swine, sheep, goats, equines, and domesticated cervine animals;

(11) Quarantine means the restriction imposed by the department (a) on the movement of an affected herd, (b) on the movement of an animal or a group of animals infected with or exposed to anthrax, (c) on the use of an affected premises, or (d) on the use of land where anthrax spores have been found and includes restriction of the buildings, holding facilities, and equipment upon such land; and

(12) State Veterinarian means the veterinarian appointed pursuant to section 81-202.01 or his or her designee.

Source

Laws 2009, LB99, § 3.