Minnesota Administrative Code

1720.0400 [Renumbered 1719.2200, subpart 6] Published Electronically: April 4, 2013

1720.0410 [Renumbered 1719.2400, subpart 3] Published Electronically: April 4, 2013

1720.0420 [Renumbered 1719.2200, subpart 4] Published Electronically: April 4, 2013

1720.0430 [Renumbered 1719.2800, subpart 2] Published Electronically: April 4, 2013

1720.0440 [Renumbered 1719.0300, subpart 3] Published Electronically: April 4, 2013

1720.0450 [Renumbered 1719.2500, subpart 1] Published Electronically: April 4, 2013

1720.0460 [Renumbered 1719.2500, subpart 3] Published Electronically: April 4, 2013

1720.0470 [Renumbered 1719.2500, subpart 2] Published Electronically: April 4, 2013

1720.0480 [Renumbered 1719.2900, subpart 1] Published Electronically: April 4, 2013

1720.0490 [Renumbered 1719.2600] Published Electronically: April 4, 2013

1720.0500 [Renumbered 1719.2700] Published Electronically: April 4, 2013

1720.0510 [Renumbered 1719.2800, subpart 1] Published Electronically: April 4, 2013

1720.0520 [Renumbered 1719.2900, subpart 2] Published Electronically: April 4, 2013

1720.0530 [Renumbered 1719.3000] Published Electronically: April 4, 2013

1721.0010 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Scope. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms in this part have the meanings given them. Subp. 2. Accredited veterinarian. "Accredited veterinarian" means a veterinarian approved by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary …

1721.0020 CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES. Subpart 1. Animal identification. The board shall require official identification of livestock when it is necessary to control or eradicate disease, follow the movement of livestock between locations, or determine which animals have been expo…

1721.0030 OFFICIAL EAR TAGS. Subpart 1. Distribution and application. Official ear tags may only be distributed and applied to animals in a manner approved by the board. Subp. 2. Additional ear tags. If an animal is already identified with an official ear tag: A. an additional of…

1721.0034 OFFICIAL BACK TAGS. Subpart 1. Distribution and application. Official back tags may only be distributed and applied to animals in a manner approved by the board. Subp. 2. Removal of official back tags. A person may not tamper with or remove official back tags from an an…

1721.0040 CERTIFICATES OF VETERINARY INSPECTION. A certificate of veterinary inspection must state that the animals described are not showing clinical signs of infectious, contagious, or communicable disease and that they meet movement requirements. A certificate of veterinary in…

1721.0050 IMPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK. Subpart 1. General restriction. Animals showing clinical signs of an infectious, contagious, or communicable disease or that are quarantined for any disease or that are from a disease control zone may not be imported into the state without a pe…

1721.0070 LIVESTOCK RECORDS. A person or entity required by the board to keep records on livestock must, upon request, make those records available to the board. Except where specified otherwise in this chapter, livestock records must be retained for at least five years. Statutor…

1721.0080 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Scope. For the purposes of parts 1721.0080 to 1721.0110, the terms in this part have the meanings given them. Subp. 2. Official veterinarian. "Official veterinarian" means a licensed and accredited veterinarian authorized by the board to act as i…

1721.0090 COMMUNITY SALES. Subpart 1. Permits. A. A person may not operate or conduct a community sale of livestock in Minnesota unless the person has obtained an annual or single sale permit from the board. B. An annual permit may be issued to a sale manager who holds regularly …

1721.0100 PUBLIC EXHIBITION. Subpart 1. Permits. No person or entity shall conduct a public exhibition of livestock in the state unless the person or entity has obtained a permit from the board, except for: A. horse shows which are programmed to be completed within a period of 12…

1721.0104 SLAUGHTER-ONLY HANDLING FACILITY. Subpart 1. Permits. A. A person may not operate a slaughter-only handling facility in the state unless the person has first obtained an annual permit from the board. B. The board may only issue an annual permit to operate a slaughter-on…

1721.0110 SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENTS. Subpart 1. Removal of livestock. Livestock shall not be removed from any slaughtering establishment to other points in the state except under extenuating circumstances and with prior permission of the board. This includes the yards immediate…

1721.0120 DEFINITION. For the purposes of parts 1721.0130 to 1721.0175, "rodeo cattle" means cattle used at public events for the display of cattle handling skills such as bull riding, calf roping, and cattle herding, but does not include cattle used one time for equestrian event…

1721.0130 IMPORTATION OF CATTLE. Subpart 1. Requirement for official identification. Breeding cattle, rodeo cattle, and all cattle for exhibition entering the state must be officially identified, except: A. cattle originating from a farm of origin that are consigned to a state-fe…

1721.0140 INTRASTATE MOVEMENT. Subpart 1. Requirement for official identification. Breeding cattle, rodeo cattle, and all cattle for exhibition must be officially identified upon movement from the herd to another location, except for: A. cattle that are consigned to a state or a …

1721.0150 EXHIBITIONS. All cattle at public exhibitions must be officially identified. Statutory Authority: MS s 35.03 History: 37 SR 1396 Published Electronically: April 4, 2013

1721.0160 COMMUNITY SALES. Subpart 1. Requirement for official identification. Breeding cattle must be officially identified before being sold. Subp. 2. Requirement for affidavits of slaughter. A buyer of breeding cattle for slaughter at a community sale must sign an affidavit of…

1721.0165 BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS. Subpart 1. Tests. Tuberculosis tests must be conducted by an accredited veterinarian who is certified by the board to conduct tuberculosis tests. Subp. 2. Reports. Tuberculosis test results must be reported on forms approved by the board. Test resul…

1721.0170 BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS. Subpart 1. Vaccination. Brucella abortus vaccine must be administered by an accredited veterinarian. Vaccine must be administered by the method and dosage described by the manufacturer or the board. Brucella abortus vaccine may be administered to fem…

1721.0175 JOHNE'S DISEASE. Subpart 1. Vaccination. Mycobacterium paratuberculosis bacterin must be administered by an accredited veterinarian. The bacterin may be used only in calves from one to 35 days of age unless new vaccines are developed that are determined by the board to …

1721.0180 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Scope. For the purposes of parts 1721.0180 to 1721.0220, the terms defined in this part have the meanings given them. Subp. 2. Swine production system. "Swine production system" means a swine production enterprise that consists of multiple sites …

1721.0190 IMPORTATION OF SWINE. Subpart 1. Importation of feral swine prohibited. The importation into the state of feral swine or swine that were feral during any part of their lifetime is prohibited. Importation into the state of feral swine carcasses is prohibited except for c…

1721.0200 INTRASTATE MOVEMENT REQUIREMENTS. Subpart 1. Breeding swine and feeding swine. Breeding swine and feeding swine that are moved from a premises to another location in the state must be officially identified except for: A. swine which move under an approved swine producti…

1721.0210 EXHIBITIONS. Except for swine in slaughter-only classes, breeding and feeding swine at public exhibitions must be officially identified. Statutory Authority: MS s 35.03 History: 37 SR 1396 Published Electronically: April 4, 2013

1721.0220 COMMUNITY SALES. Swine must be officially identified prior to arrival at a community sale premises except: A. swine that move directly from the farm of origin to a state-federal approved livestock market, which may be officially identified by the sale veterinarian after…

1721.0230 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Scope. For the purposes of parts 1721.0230 to 1721.0260, the terms defined in this part have the meanings given them. Subp. 2. Coggins test. "Coggins test" is the common name for the agar gel immunodiffusion test for diagnosis of EIA. Subp. 3. EI…

1721.0240 IMPORTATION OF HORSES. Subpart 1. Certificate of veterinary inspection. Horses imported into Minnesota must be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection issued by an accredited veterinarian that includes official identification and the date of the last negat…

1721.0250 EXHIBITION OF HORSES. Horses, except suckling foals accompanying a negative dam, must be negative to an official EIA test conducted within 12 months prior to the opening date of an exhibition. Statutory Authority: MS s 35.03 History: 37 SR 1396 Published Electronically:…

1721.0260 EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA (EIA). Subpart 1. EIA test procedures. Blood samples for EIA tests must be drawn by an accredited veterinarian. Subp. 2. EIA quarantine procedures. The board shall immediately quarantine all horses infected with or exposed to EIA in accordance w…

1721.0270 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Scope. For the purposes of parts 1721.0270 to 1721.0360, the terms defined in this part have the meanings given them. Subp. 2. Approved salvage program. "Approved salvage program" means a disease control program that allows the use of a positive …

1721.0280 IMPORTATION OF HATCHING EGGS, POULTRY, AND RATITES. Subpart 1. Slaughter exemption. Poultry and ratites imported into the state that move directly to a state or federally licensed slaughter establishment are exempt from the requirements in this part. Subp. 2. Import per…

1721.0290 POULTRY DEALERS. Subpart 1. Requirement for permit. A poultry dealer may not buy, sell, trade, or distribute hatching eggs, poultry, or ratites in the state unless the dealer has obtained a permit from the board. Permits must be renewed annually based on a date set by t…