Michigan Compiled Laws Act 239 Of 1992 Pseudorabies And Swine Brucellosis Control And Eradication Act (287.801 - 287.859)

AN ACT to establish a control and eradication program for pseudorabies and swine brucellosis; to provide certain powers and duties for certain state agencies and officers; to provide for funding of certain programs; to create certain committees for certain purposes; to provide for the promulgation of rules; to provide for certain remedies and penalties; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts.

History: 1992, Act 239, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993

Section 287.801 Short Title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “pseudorabies and swine brucellosis control and eradication act”. History: 1992, Act 239, Eff....
Section 287.803 Meanings Of Words And Phrases.
For the purpose of this act, the words and phrases defined in sections 5 through 15 shall have the meanings ascribed to them in...
Section 287.805 Definitions; A, B.
(1) “Accredited veterinarian” means a veterinarian approved by the United States department of agriculture to perform specific functions required by cooperative state-federal disease control...
Section 287.807 Definitions; D To F.
(1) “Department” means the Michigan department of agriculture. (2) “Differential test” means an official test approved by the director designed to distinguish swine which...
Section 287.809 Definitions; G To L.
(1) “Gilt” means any female breeding swine until her first litter is farrowed, born, or aborted. (2) “Herd” means any individual swine or group...
Section 287.811 Definitions; M To P.
(1) “Monitored feedlot” means a herd of swine being fed for slaughter whose pseudorabies negative status is demonstrated by an annual official test, on...
Section 287.813 Definitions; P To R.
(1) “Pseudorabies” means the contagious, infectious, and communicable disease of livestock and other animals known also as Aujeszky's disease, mad itch, or infectious bulbar...
Section 287.815 Definitions; S To V.
(1) “Sow” means any female swine that has farrowed or given birth to or aborted 1 litter or more. (2) “State veterinarian” means the...
Section 287.817 Pseudorabies And Brucellosis In Porcine Species; Disease Control And Eradication; Agreements With Secretary Of Agriculture; Market Swine Identification Program.
(1) The director may enter into agreements with the secretary of agriculture, United States department of agriculture, the secretary's authorized representative, or any other...
Section 287.819 Feeder Pigs; Origination And Movement Requirements.
(1) Feeder pigs shall originate from a breeding herd whose status has been established as any of the following: (a) Feeder pig monitored herd....
Section 287.821 Transferring Swine Infected With Or Exposed To Pseudorabies; Transferring Feeder Pigs To Approved Pseudorabies Quarantined Feedlot; Movement Permit; Requirements.
(1) A person shall not sell, loan, lease, move, or otherwise transfer swine known to be infected with, or known to have been exposed...
Section 287.823 Identification Of Feeder Pigs.
(1) Feeder pigs shall be identified in a manner as described in subsection (2) in a manner that allows tracing to the herd of...
Section 287.825 Establishment Of Herd Status; Conducting Official Pseudorabies Test; Transfer Of Status; Schedule; Test Requirements; Herd Number Or Designations; Retesting.
(1) Beginning 90 days after the effective date of this act, each owner of any swine herd of unknown status shall cause an official...
Section 287.827 Pseudorabies And Swine Brucellosis Control And Eradication Fund.
There is created within the department of treasury a pseudorabies and swine brucellosis control and eradication fund which shall be administered by the director....
Section 287.829 Pseudorabies; Diagnosis; Availability Of Herd For Testing.
(1) When pseudorabies is diagnosed in swine purchased from or sold to another producer in the preceding 12 months, the owners of both the...
Section 287.831 Status As Pseudorabies Quarantined Infected Herd; Agreements; Herd Cleanup Plan; Slaughter Or Other Disposition; Introduction Of Animals Into Infected Herd; Compliance; Movement Of Vaccinated Breeding Swine; Information Furnished To Department.
(1) Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this act, owners of all herds with the status as a pseudorabies quarantined...
Section 287.833 Identification Of Herd Of Origin; Notification; Availability Of Herd For Official Test.
(1) Brucellosis or pseudorabies positive swine shall be traced to the herd of origin. The director shall notify the owner of the herd of...
Section 287.835 Approved Pseudorabies Quarantined Feedlot.
(1) The director shall issue a certificate to the owner of an approved pseudorabies quarantined feedlot for the acceptance of feeder pigs from a...
Section 287.837 Importing Swine Into State With Prior Entry Permit; Delivery To Slaughterhouse Or Collection Facility; Compliance; Requirements For Breeding Swine Imported Into State.
(1) A person shall not import into this state swine, other than swine consigned directly to a slaughterhouse or to an approved livestock auction...
Section 287.839 Importation Of Swine; Requirements; Waiver.
(1) Breeding swine brought into this state shall remain at the destination stated on the official interstate health certificate or official interstate certificate of...
Section 287.841 Importation Of Feeder Pigs; Requirements; Entry Of Feral Swine.
(1) Feeder pigs imported into this state shall meet 1 of the following requirements: (a) Originate directly from a feeder pig monitored herd or...
Section 287.843 Pseudorabies Veterinary Biological; Use; Conditions; Distribution.
(1) The use of a pseudorabies veterinary biological is prohibited except when used or prescribed for use by an accredited veterinarian. A person shall...
Section 287.845 Swine Presented To Livestock Auction Or Collection Point As Entering Interstate Commerce.
All swine presented to a livestock auction or collection point licensed under Act No. 284 of the Public Acts of 1937, being sections 287.121...
Section 287.847 Livestock Auction Market, Yards, And Premises Considered Infected With Organisms Of Infectious Diseases Of Swine; Moving Or Selling Swine; Identification; Proof, Test Report, Or Permission Required; Copy Of Documents; Feral Swine Entering Facility For Other Than Immediate Slaughter.
(1) For the purpose of this act, a livestock auction market, public stockyard, auction sale yard, livestock yard, garbage feeding premises, and slaughterhouse premises...
Section 287.849 Sale As Feeding And Breeding Swine; Requirements; Conveyance; Facilities Approved As Swine Assembly Point; Pseudorabies Test Requirements; Identification Of Swine Consignment; Removal Of Swine From Premises.
(1) The director may approve the designation of a swine assembly point for swine to be assembled and grouped for sale as feeding and...
Section 287.851 Pseudorabies Advisory Committee.
(1) The director may establish a pseudorabies advisory committee. The committee shall be composed of, but not limited to, swine producers, animal scientists, state...
Section 287.853 Pseudorabies Herd Cleanup Technical Advisory Committee.
(1) The director may establish and consult with a pseudorabies herd cleanup technical advisory committee. (2) The pseudorabies herd cleanup technical advisory committee shall...
Section 287.855 Violations; Penalties; Enforcement.
(1) A person who commits 1 or more of the following is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not less than...
Section 287.857 Rules.
The department of agriculture may promulgate rules for the implementation and enforcement of this act pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act...
Section 287.859 Repeal Of Mcl 287.717, 287.725, 287.736, 287.737, And 287.738.
Sections 17, 25, 36, 37, and 38 of Act No. 466 of the Public Acts of 1988, being sections 287.717, 287.725, 287.736, 287.737, and...

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