CHAPTER 12:68:28

SCRAPIE CONTROL

Section

12:68:28:01        Definitions.

12:68:28:02        State declared scrapie control and eradication area.

12:68:28:03        Evidence of scrapie found at slaughter.

12:68:28:04        Transferred.

12:68:28:05        Disposition of sheep and goats with, or at risk of, scrapie.

    12:68:28:01.  Definitions. As used in this chapter:

    (1)  "Flock" means all sheep and goats on a premises or multiple premises with movement or exposure of sheep and goats between premises;

    (2)  "Scrapie" means a nonfebrile, transmissible, insidious degenerative disease affecting the central nervous system of sheep or goats;

    (3)  "Scrapie eradication program" means the cooperative state-federal program administered by United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and consistent states, to control and eradicate scrapie, as defined in 9 C.F.R. Part 79 (January 1, 2021);

    Source: 31 SDR 191, effective June 6, 2005; 34 SDR 100, effective October 22, 2007; 37 SDR 47, effective September 20, 2010; 39 SDR 32, effective September 3, 2012; 48 SDR 39, effective October 4, 2021.

    General Authority: SDCL 40-3-14, 40-5-8.6.

    Law Implemented: SDCL 40-3-9, 40-3-14, 40-5-8, 40-5-8.2, 40-5-8.6.

    Reference: Scrapie Program Standards Volume 1: National Scrapie Eradication Program APHIS 91-55-079 Effective April 25, 2019. Copies may be obtained at no charge from the South Dakota Animal Industry Board, 411 South Fort Street, Pierre, South Dakota 57501.

    12:68:28:02.  State declared scrapie control and eradication area. South Dakota is declared a scrapie control and eradication area and shall implement measures to control and eradicate scrapie consistent with the Scrapie Program Standards Volume 1: National Scrapie Eradication Program and the scrapie eradication program described in 9 C.F.R. Part 79 (January 1, 2021). Sheep producers and any individuals involved in buying, selling, or transporting sheep shall adhere to identification, testing, surveillance, and quarantine requirements to maintain consistent state status, as described in the Scrapie Program Standards Volume 1: National Scrapie Eradication Program.

    Source: 31 SDR 191, effective June 6, 2005; 34 SDR 100, effective October 22, 2007; 37 SDR 47, effective September 20, 2010; 39 SDR 32, effective September 3, 2012; 48 SDR 39, effective October 4, 2021.

    General Authority: SDCL 40-3-14, 40-5-8.6.

    Law Implemented: SDCL 40-3-9, 40-3-14, 40-3-16, 40-5-8, 40-5-8.2, 40-5-8.6.

    Reference: Scrapie Program Standards Volume 1: National Scrapie Eradication Program APHIS 91-55-079 Effective April 25, 2019. Copies may be obtained at no charge from the South Dakota Animal Industry Board, 411 South Fort Street, Pierre, South Dakota 57501.

    12:68:28:03.  Evidence of scrapie found at slaughter. As directed by the state veterinarian and consistent with the Scrapie Program Standards Volume 1: National Scrapie Eradication Program, the owner or agister of any flock of origin associated with sheep and goats showing evidence of scrapie at slaughter shall submit the flock for testing for scrapie within six months from notice to do so by the state veterinarian.

    Source: 31 SDR 191, effective June 6, 2005; 48 SDR 39, effective October 4, 2021.

    General Authority: SDCL 40-3-14, 40-5-8.6.

    Law Implemented: SDCL 40-3-9, 40-3-14, 40-3-16, 40-5-8, 40-5-8.2, 40-5-8.6.

    Reference: Scrapie Program Standards Volume 1: National Scrapie Eradication Program APHIS 91-55-079 Effective April 25, 2019. Copies may be obtained at no charge from the South Dakota Animal Industry Board, 411 South Fort Street, Pierre, South Dakota 57501.

    12:68:28:05.  Disposition of sheep and goats with, or at risk of, scrapie. Sheep and goats determined to be infected with scrapie or at risk of scrapie infection may be disposed of only by one of the following methods:

    (1)  Burning;

    (2)  Burying;

    (3)  Alkaline digestion; or

    (4)  As otherwise prescribed by the state veterinarian.

    Source: 31 SDR 191, effective June 6, 2005; 48 SDR 39, effective October 4, 2021.

    General Authority: SDCL 40-3-14, 40-5-8.6.

    Law Implemented: SDCL 40-3-9, 40-3-14, 40-3-16, 40-5-8, 40-5-8.2, 40-5-8.6.