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Rule 901:1-18-01 | Chapter's application.
(A) Animals when moved within or imported
into Ohio solely for exhibition purposes shall comply with the requirements of
this chapter. (B) Animals described in paragraph (A) of
this rule who are in compliance with the rules of this chapter are exempt from
the other rules governing movement within or importation into Ohio except for
the rules governing movement and importation of quarantined
animals. (C) Animals imported into Ohio for any purpose in addition
to exhibition purposes shall meet all movement and import requirements of
Chapter 901:1-17 of the Administrative Code.
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Rule 901:1-18-02 | Definitions.
As used in this chapter: (A) "Approved veterinarian"
means any licensed and accredited veterinarian approved by the Ohio department
of agriculture, or an employee of the Ohio department of agriculture or the
United States department of agriculture, animal plant health inspection
service, veterinary services. (B) "Certificate of veterinary
inspection" means a form from the state of origin which has been issued
and completed by a licensed and accredited veterinarian attesting to the health
status and identification of an animal listed thereon. (C) "Contagious or infectious
disease" means any disease, including any foreign animal disease, or
vector, capable of transmission by any means from a carrier animal to a human
or to another animal and includes dangerously contagious or infectious
diseases. (D) "Department" means the Ohio
department of agriculture or its designee. (E) "Exhibition" means any public show of animals
which is sponsored by or under the control of an Ohio county or independent
agricultural society organized under Chapter 1711. of the Revised Code; or the
Ohio state fair; or which is assembled for a period which exceeds thirty-six
hours or contains animals of origins other than Ohio. (F) "Licensed and accredited veterinarian" means
a person who is licensed to practice veterinary medicine either by the state of
Ohio or the state in which the certificate of veterinary inspection was issued
and who is approved by the United States department of agriculture, animal
plant health inspection service, veterinary services, to be an accredited
veterinarian. (G) "Residue" means any poisonous or deleterious
pesticide governed by 40 C.F.R. 180 (2017), any poisonous or deleterious
substance governed by 21 C.F.R. 109.6 (2017), or any other substance governed
by 21 C.F.R. 556 (2017).
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Rule 901:1-18-03 | Exhibitions: sanitation, inspection and records.
(A) Each entity sponsoring an exhibition
shall have in attendance an approved veterinarian for the duration of the
exhibition. (B) Each entity sponsoring an exhibition
shall: (1) Under the direction
of the approved veterinarian, thoroughly clean and disinfect each building,
pen, stall, ring, or other enclosure in which animals are to be quartered for
exhibition immediately prior to the exhibition; (2) Have the approved
veterinarian: (a) Examine the certificate of veterinary inspection when
required for an animal brought to the exhibition; (b) Inspect within a reasonable time of arrival each animal
brought to the exhibit for symptoms of any infectious or contagious diseases;
and (c) Inspect each animal daily that is present at the
exhibition for symptoms of infectious or contagious disease. (3) Maintain a record for
one year from the date of the exhibition of each animal present at the
exhibition. The record shall contain the name and address of the owner of each
animal and the species and breed of the animal. (4) Order the immediate
removal of any animal which, in the opinion of the approved veterinarian,
places other animals at unacceptable risk of disease. (C) The department may grant an exemption from paragraph
(B)(1) of this rule upon request and for good reason.
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Rule 901:1-18-04 | Exhibitors.
(A) No person shall present for
exhibition or exhibit an animal which he knows or has reason to suspect is
infected with or has been exposed to a contagious or infectious disease or
residue. (B) The owner or bailee of an animal with
symptoms of an infectious or contagious disease shall immediately remove the
animal from the exhibition premises when directed by an exhibition official,
the approved veterinarian, or the department. (C) Each person who presents an animal
for exhibition or exhibits an animal shall present any certificate of
veterinary inspection, registration certificates, vaccination certificate, and
other documents to exhibition officials, the approved veterinarian, or the
department upon request. (D) Each person who presents an animal
for exhibition or exhibits an animal for which a certificate of veterinary
inspection is required by the rules of this chapter shall forward a copy of the
certificate of veterinary inspection to the department. (E) Failure to comply with the rules of
this chapter may result in the department taking action pursuant to section
941.10 of the Revised Code or issuing a quarantine order until such time that
the violation has been remedied.
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Rule 901:1-18-05 | Poultry and fowl.
(A) All turkeys, chickens and
gamebirds moved within or imported into Ohio for exhibition must
either: (1) Originate directly from a flock
or hatchery which is a participant in the national poultry improvement plan for
the eradication of disease and be accompanied by documentary evidence that they
meet the requirement of this paragraph; (2) Originate directly from a flock
which has had a negative test for pullorum/fowl typhoid disease within twelve
months preceding the opening date of exhibition and be accompanied by
documentary evidence that they meet the requirement of this
paragraph; (3) Have had a negative test for
pullorum/fowl typhoid disease, within ninety days, preceding the opening date
of the exhibition and be accompanied by documentary evidence that they meet the
requirement of this paragraph; or (4) Be tested for pullorum/fowl
typhoid disease upon arrival at the exhibition by a tester approved by the Ohio
department of agriculture and found negative. (B) The rapid whole blood test shall
not be used to test turkeys for compliance with the requirements of paragraphs
(A)(2), (A)(3) and (A)(4) of this rule. (C) Waterfowl, doves and, pigeons are
exempt from this rule.
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Rule 901:1-18-06 | Cattle.
(A) Cattle moved within Ohio for
exhibition must show no symptoms or evidence of an infectious or contagious
disease. (B) All cattle imported into Ohio for
exhibition must comply with rule 901:1-17-03 of the Administrative
Code.
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Rule 901:1-18-07 | Goats.
(A) Goats moved within Ohio for
exhibition: (1) The animal presented
for exhibition must show no symptoms or evidence of an infectious or contagious
disease. (2) All sexually intact
animals and any wether eighteen months of age and older must be identified with
an official identification as defined in rule 901:1-13-04 of the Administrative
Code. (B) Goats imported into Ohio for
exhibition must comply with rule 901:1-17-06 of the Administrative
Code.
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Rule 901:1-18-08 | Horses, mules, asses, and ponies.
(A) Horses, mules, asses, and ponies
moved within Ohio for exhibition must show no symptoms or evidence of an
infectious or contagious disease. If the animal is twelve months of age or
older, the exhibition may require that the animal has been tested and classed
negative to an official test for equine infectious anemia within twelve months
of the opening date of the exhibition. (B) Horses, mules, asses, and ponies
imported into Ohio for exhibition shall comply with rule 901:1-17-07 of the
Administrative Code.
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Rule 901:1-18-09 | Sheep.
(A) Sheep moved within Ohio for
exhibition: (1) The animal presented
for exhibition must show no symptoms or evidence of an infectious or contagious
disease. (2) All sexually intact
animals and any wether eighteen months of age and older must be identified with
an official identification as defined in rule 901:1-13-04 of the Administrative
Code. (B) Sheep imported into Ohio for
exhibition must comply with rule 901:1-17-08 of the Administrative
Code.
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Rule 901:1-18-10 | Swine.
(A) Swine moved within Ohio for exhibition must show no
symptoms or evidence of an infectious or contagious disease. (B) Swine imported into Ohio for exhibition shall comply
with rule 901:1-17-09 of the Administrative Code.
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Rule 901:1-18-11 | Camelids.
(A) Camelids including, but not limited
to, llamas, alpacas and vicuaas moved within Ohio for exhibition
purposes must show no symptoms or evidence of an infectious or contagious
disease. (B) Camelids including, but not limited
to, llamas, alpacas and vicuaas imported into Ohio for exhibition must
comply with rule 901:1-17-15 of the Administrative Code.
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