02 ncac 52B .0411          MARKET OR SALE VETERINARIANS

(a)  Market or sale veterinarians shall:

(1)           Collect blood samples of five cubic centimeters in a blood collection tube with identification of each equine presented for test;

(2)           Properly identify each equine tested on a Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services form as to name, age, sex, breed, color and markings, brands, tattoos, scars; and

(3)           Mail blood and form to an approved laboratory by the end of the next business day following the sale.

(b)  Each market veterinarian involved in the equine infectious anemia (EIA) program shall notify the State Veterinarian of such involvement.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 106‑405.17; S.L. 1999-237, s. 13.6;

Temporary Adoption Eff. October 1, 1999;

Eff. April 1, 2001;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 26, 2017.