Chapter 64. INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES

64.101(1) Injection. Thirty dollars per stop (herd) and two dollars per head. 64.101(2) Reading. Thirty dollars per stop (herd) and two dollars per head. 64.101(3) Tagging and branding reactors. Five dollars first reactor and three dollars each additional reactor. This rule is in…

Definitions used in rules 21—64.104(163) through 21—64.119(163) are as follows: “Accredited veterinarian” means a veterinarian approved by the deputy administrator of veterinary services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture …

The state veterinarian’s office will conduct an annual inventory of Cervidae in a herd enrolled in the CCWDSI program.

For cervid herds enrolled in this voluntary certification program, surveillance procedures shall include the following: 64.106(1) Slaughter establishments. All slaughtered Cervidae 12 months of age and older must have brain tissue submitted at slaughter and examined for CWD by an…

The following are recognized as official cervid tests for CWD: 1. Histopathology. 2. Immunohistochemistry. 3. Western blot. 4. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). 5. Any other tests performed by an official laboratory to confirm a diagnosis of CWD. [ARC 1024C, IAB 9/18/13,…

Traceback must be performed for all animals diagnosed at an official laboratory as affected with CWD. All herds of origin and all adjacent herds having contact with affected animals as determined by the CCWDSI program must be investigated epidemiologically. All herds of origin, a…

Quarantines placed in accordance with these rules must maintain compliance with rules 21—64.104(163) through 21—64.119(163). Quarantines maintaining compliance shall be removed after five years from the date of the last CWD detected test or after all animals have died or been dep…

Whenever any animal affected with glanders dies or is destroyed the carcass of such animal shall be disposed of as determined by the department. As glanders is transmissible to human beings great care must be exercised in handling diseased animals or carcasses. This rule is inten…

The herd owner, the owner’s veterinarian, if requested, and the epidemiologist shall develop a plan for eradicating CWD in each affected herd. The plan must be designed to reduce and then eliminate CWD from the herd, to prevent spread of the disease to other herds, and to prevent…

Affected and exposed animals must remain on the premises where they are found until they are identified and disposed of in accordance with direction from the state veterinarian. The department and the Iowa department of natural resources shall approve disposal issues of affected …

Premises must be cleaned and disinfected under state supervision within 15 days after affected animals have been removed.

Certified CWD cervid herd status must include all Cervidae under common ownership. The animals that are part of a certified herd cannot be commingled with other cervids that are not certified, and a minimum geographic separation of 30 feet between herds of different status must b…

A herd is certified for 12 months. Annual inventories conducted by the department, a state-authorized veterinarian, or authorized federal personnel are required every 9 to 15 months from the anniversary date. A complete physical herd inventory will be completed by the department,…

64.115(1) Animals originating from certified CWD cervid herds may move into another certified CWD cervid herd with no change in the status of the herd of destination. 64.115(2) The movement of animals originating from noncertified or lesser status herds into certified CWD cervid …

64.116(1) Animals originating from a monitored CWD cervid herd may move into another monitored CWD cervid herd of the same status. 64.116(2) The movement of animals originating from a herd which is not a monitored CWD cervid herd or from a lower status monitored CWD cervid herd w…

The state veterinarian shall issue a monitored CWD cervid herd certificate, including CWD monitored herd status as CWD monitored Level 1 during the first calendar year, CWD monitored Level 2 during the second calendar year, CWD monitored Level 3 during the third calendar year, CW…

The state veterinarian shall issue a certified CWD cervid herd certificate when the herd first qualifies for certification. The state veterinarian shall issue a renewal form annually.

Rescinded IAB 9/14/05, effective 8/16/05. These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code chapter 163 and Iowa Code Supplement chapter 170. 21—64.120 to 64.132 Reserved. [Filed 8/18/00, Notice 7/12/00—published 9/6/00, effective 10/11/00] [Filed 4/18/03, Notice 2/19/03—published …

It shall be the duty of the chief of division of animal industry to maintain quarantine on all animals affected with glanders until such animals have been destroyed by consent of the owner or otherwise, and carcasses disposed of in accordance with 21—64.11(163) and the premises w…

In suspected cases of glanders and farcy the most efficient field test is the intrapalpebral mallein test, and as valuable aids to diagnosis the mallein Strass’ agglutination and precipitation tests shall be recognized. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 163.1.…

Indemnity may be paid for losses incurred by slaughtering establishments in the event native Iowa swine purchased by the establishments for immediate slaughter are determined to have tuberculosis by the official meat inspector at the establishment, subject to laboratory confirmat…

64.134(1) Injection. Thirty dollars per stop (herd) and two dollars per head. 64.134(2) Reading. Thirty dollars per stop (herd) and one dollar per head. 64.134(3) Tagging. Five dollars for first reactor and one dollar for each additional reactor. This rule is intended to implemen…

[Filed 6/3/55] [Filed emergency 7/8/88 after Notice 6/1/88—published 7/27/88, effective 7/8/88] [Filed ARC 2591C (Notice ARC 2517C, IAB 4/27/16), IAB 6/22/16, effective 7/27/16] BLACKLEG CONTROL

As used in these rules: “All-in-all-out” means a management system whereby feeder swine are handled in groups kept “separate and apart” from other groups in a production facility. These groups are removed from the production facility with the completely vacated area being cleaned…

Rescinded IAB 9/6/89, effective 10/11/89.

Rescinded IAB 9/6/89, effective 10/11/89.

Upon the appearance of an outbreak of blackleg on any premises all calves and yearlings on the premises should be promptly immunized. All carcasses of animals dead of blackleg must be burned intact without removal of the hide. Such carcasses may be disposed of by removal within 2…

Rescinded IAB 9/6/89, effective 10/11/89.

64.151(1) Except for sales to slaughter or to pseudorabies-approved premises, owners of animals tested for pseudorabies shall hold the entire herd on the premises until results are determined. 64.151(2) Infected herds not on an approved cleanup plan. All known pseudorabies infect…

The only pseudorabies vaccine or pseudorabies vaccine combination used in this state shall be a differentiable vaccine. After July 1, 1993, this vaccine must be differentiable by a licensed and approved differentiable pseudorabies test capable of determining gp1 negative swine va…

64.153(1) Pseudorabies disease program areas as declared by the Iowa department of agriculture and land stewardship: all counties in the state of Iowa. 64.153(2) All producers will permit sufficient swine in their herds to be tested at program expense to determine the health stat…

64.154(1) All breeding and feeder swine being exhibited or having a change of ownership must be identified by a method approved by the Iowa department of agriculture and land stewardship. The identification shall be applied by the owner, the pig dealer, or the livestock dealer at…

The following certificates shall be used as outlined. All are provided by the department. All require inspection by a licensed accredited veterinarian. 64.155(1) Iowa origin Interstate Certificates of Veterinary Inspection shall be used for exporting breeding swine or feeder swin…

64.156(1) Qualified pseudorabies negative herd—recertification. a. Recertification of a qualified pseudorabies negative herd and a qualified differential negative herd shall be by monthly testing, as detailed in Iowa Code section 166D.7(1)“a.” b. The status of a qualified pseudor…

64.157(1) The herd cleanup plan shall be a written plan approved and on file with the department. 64.157(2) The herd cleanup plan shall contain: a. Owner’s name, location and herd number. b. Type of herd plan selected, e.g., offspring segregation, test and removal, depopulation. …

64.158(1) A feeder pig cooperator plan shall be a written plan approved and on file with the department. 64.158(2) Feeder Pig Cooperator Plan Agreement—revised effective April 1, 1995. Feeder Pig Cooperator Plan Agreement—Revised Date: Herd I.D. Number: Owner’s Name: Address: Tel…

Feeder pigs from herds of unknown status may not move after September 30, 1993; however, these herds may test to determine status and feeder pigs may be moved according to 64.156(1), 64.156(2), 64.156(3), 64.157(3), or 64.158(2). The owner must provide test data, prior to movemen…

[Filed 6/3/55] [Filed 1/13/84, Notice 12/7/83—published 2/1/84, effective 3/7/84] [Filed emergency 7/8/88 after Notice 6/1/88—published 7/27/88, effective 7/8/88] DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION OF DISEASES

The purpose of an approved premises is to maintain feeder swine and feeder pigs under quarantine with movement either direct to slaughter or to another approved premises. Effective June 1, 2000, all swine moved or relocated from an infected herd on an approved herd cleanup plan m…

After June 1, 2000, all feeder pigs and cull swine except those from “noninfected herds” must be moved directly to an approved premises by restricted movement for further feeding; however, these pigs may continue to move as cooperator pigs if a “Feeder Pig Cooperator Plan Agreeme…

64.162(1) Requirements for certification. To be certified, the veterinarian shall meet both of the following requirements: a. Be an accredited veterinarian. b. Attend and complete continuing education sessions as determined by the department. 64.162(2) Responsibilities. A certifi…

Transferred and amended, see 21—64.152(163,166D), IAB 8/19/92. These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code chapters 163 and 166D. 21—64.164 to 64.169 Reserved. [Filed emergency 6/30/77—published 7/27/77, effective 6/30/77] [Filed emergency 7/22/77—published 8/10/77, effective…

It shall be the duty of any city or local board of health or township trustees, whenever notice is given of animals being affected with rabies, glanders, scabies, classical swine fever or any contagious or infectious disease or having been exposed to the same, to promptly notify …

Definitions used in rules 21—64.170(165A) through 21—64.178(165A) are as follows: “Accredited veterinarian” means a veterinarian approved by the deputy administrator of veterinary services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agricultur…

The state veterinarian’s office will provide supervision for the Johne’s disease program. [ARC 0230C, IAB 7/25/12, effective 8/29/12]

Organism-based detection tests will be considered as official Johne’s disease tests. These tests include, but are not limited to, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests and bacteriological culture. [ARC 0230C, IAB 7/25/12, effective 8/29/12]

Vaccination against Johne’s disease is allowed with the permission of the state veterinarian. The herd owner requesting vaccination of the herd must sign and follow a Johne’s disease herd control plan consisting of best management practices designed to prevent the introduction of…