Arkansas Code Title 2, Subtitle 3, Chapter 40, Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia
- § 2-40-801 - Definitions.
As used in this subchapter: (1) "Accredited veterinarian" means a veterinarian licensed by the Veterinary Medical Examining Board and approved by the Animal and...
- § 2-40-802 - Penalties and Fines.
Any person, firm, or corporation who violates any provision of this subchapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall...
- § 2-40-803 - Rules, Regulations, and Orders.
(a) The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission may promulgate, modify, and enforce the rules, regulations, and orders not inconsistent with law as it shall...
- § 2-40-804 - Testing Requirements for Domiciled Equidae.
(a) (1) All equidae domiciled within the State of Arkansas shall be subjected to an official equine infectious anemia test every twelve (12) months....
- § 2-40-805 - Equidae Identification Requirements.
All equidae domiciled within Arkansas and over the age of six (6) months or weaned from a mare shall be positively identified on the...
- § 2-40-806 - Authority to Require Test.
Any equidae which have been within four hundred forty (440) yards of a reactor shall be subject to testing by the Arkansas Livestock and...
- § 2-40-807 - Personnel Authorized to Collect Blood Samples.
All samples collected from equidae for equine infectious anemia testing shall be collected by an accredited veterinarian, the State Veterinarian, or other Arkansas Livestock...
- § 2-40-808 - Submission of Sample and Test Charts.
(a) All blood samples submitted for official equine infectious anemia tests must be accompanied by a properly completed VS Form 10-11 (Equine Infectious Anemia...
- § 2-40-809 - Requirements for Arkansas-Approved Equine Infectious Anemia Testing Laboratories.
No person, firm, or corporation shall initiate operation of an equine infectious anemia testing laboratory without first obtaining approval from the Arkansas Livestock and...
- § 2-40-810 - Classification of Equidae Tested.
(a) All equidae tested shall be classified as either negative or reactor.(b) Reactors may be retested at the owner's expense provided the owner or...
- § 2-40-811 - Reporting of Test Results.
(a) It is the responsibility of the approved laboratory to notify the State Veterinarian's office and the individual submitting the sample for testing within...
- § 2-40-812 - Quarantines.
(a) (1) All reactors shall be quarantined by an authorized agent of the commission to the premises of origin or other premises designated by...
- § 2-40-813 - Quarantining Reactors.
(a) (1) (A) With the exception of the equine stabled at a racetrack regulated by the Arkansas Racing Commission, all reactors shall be quarantined...
- § 2-40-814 - Positive Reactors At Official Racetracks.
(a) All equines stabled at a racetrack regulated by the Arkansas Racing Commission which test positive to the official equine infectious anemia test shall...
- § 2-40-815 - Testing Requirements in Affected Herds.
(a) All equidae determined to have been on the same premises as a reactor at the time the reactor was bled shall be tested...
- § 2-40-816 - Movement of Reactors and Exposed Animals.
(a) All reactors and exposed equidae must be accompanied by a permit for movement when moved from their quarantined premises.(b) All reactors must be...
- § 2-40-817 - Requirements for Quarantined Holding Facilities.
(a) (1) Any person desiring to operate a quarantined holding facility must file an application for approval of the facility on forms provided by...
- § 2-40-818 - Fictitious Names and Erroneous Information.
(a) Test charts, permits, and other official forms must be completed in the name of the owner or the person responsible for the equidae.(b)...
- § 2-40-819 - Testing Requirements for Change of Ownership.
(a) (1) (A) All equidae which are sold, bartered, traded, given free of charge, or offered for sale, or any horses otherwise exchanged for...
- § 2-40-820 - Movement of Equidae Through Approved Market.
(a) All equidae offered for sale or sold at approved markets must: (1) Be accompanied by written proof of a negative equine infectious anemia...
- § 2-40-821 - Requirements of Equidae Participating in Equine Activities.
(a) All equidae moving within the state to equidae exhibitions, including, but not limited to, fairs, livestock shows, breed association shows, rodeos, trail rides,...
- § 2-40-822 - General Requirements for Equidae Entering Arkansas.
(a) All equidae entering Arkansas must be accompanied by a record of a negative current official equine infectious anemia test.(b) All equidae must also...
- § 2-40-823 - Requirements of Equidae Moving Within the State.
All equidae moving within the state for any reason shall be accompanied by a negative current official equine infectious anemia test.
- § 2-40-824 - Entry Requirements to a Veterinarian's Clinic for Care or Treatment.
(a) Equidae may enter Arkansas when consigned directly to a veterinary hospital or clinic for treatment or for usual veterinary procedures when accompanied by...
- § 2-40-825 - Entry Requirements to an Approved Slaughter Facility.
(a) All equidae consigned to an approved slaughter facility must be properly and individually identified and accompanied by a waybill, bill of lading, permit,...
- § 2-40-826 - Equine Infectious Anemia Services.
(a) In order to fund or partially fund the Equine Infectious Anemia Control and Eradication Program, the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission may, by...
- § 2-40-827 - [Repealed.]
- § 2-40-828 - Reports of Violations.
Any citizen may report to the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission an equidae that the citizen has reason to believe has not been tested...
- § 2-40-829 - Research Facility Certification Required.
Any research facility in this state which contains equidae infected with equine infectious anemia or any reactor equidae shall be certified by the Arkansas...
Last modified: November 15, 2016