Board of Animal Health

Adopted Permanent Rules Relating to Animal Health

The rules proposed and published at State Register, Volume 37, Number 4, pages 97-138, July 23, 2012 (37 SR 97), are adopted with the following modifications:

1721.0020 CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES.

Subpart 1. Animal identification. The board may shall require official identification of livestock for the purpose of disease control or recording the movement of animals when it is necessary to control or eradicate disease, follow the movement of livestock between locations, or determine which animals have been exposed to disease.

Subp. 2. Quarantine and isolation. When so ordered by the board, livestock affected with, exposed to, or showing clinical signs of an infectious, contagious, or communicable disease must be quarantined and isolated from all other unexposed livestock until the board releases the quarantine. The board shall quarantine and require isolation of any domestic animal infected with, exposed to, or which shows clinical signs of a contagious or infectious dangerous disease if it is necessary to protect the health of the domestic animals of the state. No person except the owner, attendants, or agent of the board shall enter any enclosures where quarantined and isolated livestock are being kept without prior approval of the board.

Subp. 3. Vaccination. In addition to the requirements in this chapter or Minnesota Statutes, chapter 35, the board may shall require vaccination of animals for purposes of disease prevention, control, and eradication if it is necessary to protect the health of the domestic animals of the state. This action shall be taken only on the affirmative vote of all five board members at a regularly scheduled meeting of the board. Vaccination of animals is to be performed at the owner's expense unless state or federal funds are available for this purpose.

Subp. 4. Cleaning and disinfection. The board may shall require the cleaning and disinfecting of premises or vehicles in a manner approved by the board when necessary to control the dissemination and transmission of diseases.

Subp. 5. Testing. In addition to the requirements in this chapter or Minnesota Statutes, chapter 35, the board may shall require testing of animals to determine if the animals are infected with a disease agent if it is necessary to protect the health of the domestic animals of the state. This action shall be taken only on the affirmative vote of all five board members at a regularly scheduled meeting of the board. The board may shall require tests to be performed by or under the direct supervision of an accredited veterinarian. All required tests must be completed by a date determined by the board. The owner is responsible for assembling, handling, and restraining the animals so they can be tested. Required tests must be performed at the owner's expense unless state or federal funds are available for this purpose.

Subp. 6. Disease control zones. In addition to the requirements in this chapter or Minnesota Statutes, chapter 35, the board may shall designate disease control zones and determine their size and location if it is necessary to protect the health of the domestic animals of the state. This action shall be taken only on the affirmative vote of all five board members at a regularly scheduled meeting of the board. Within a disease control zone, the board may require owners of livestock to:

Subp. 7. Disease reporting. A person who knows or reasonably suspects that an animal is infected with a disease listed on the board's reportable animal diseases list must immediately report that knowledge or suspicion to the board. The board's reportable animal diseases list is available through the Internet at http://mn.gov/bah or by calling the board office at (651) 296-2942. Reports shall be made by calling the board office at (651) 296-2942, the district veterinarian whose phone number is available through the Internet at http://mn.gov/bah, or the Minnesota duty officer at 1-800-422-0798.

Subp. 8. Reporting test results. A person or entity that performs a test to determine if an animal is infected with a disease agent listed on the board's reportable animal diseases list must report the test results to the board within ten days from the date the test results are known.

1721.0034 OFFICIAL BACK TAGS.

Subp. 3. Records. A person who applies official back tags must maintain records as required by the board. on each animal identified, including:

A. the characters on the back tag;

B. date of application; and

C. name and address of the premises where the animals originated.

1721.0060 INFORMATION ON LIVESTOCK LOCATIONS.

The board may visit any farm in the state to identify premises where animals are kept and register the premises in the board's database. Registration information may include:

A. names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the owners or managers;

B. the geographical location of premises where animals are kept;

C. the number and type of animals kept on the premises; and

D. any other information determined by the board to be necessary for the law enforcement process or the protection of public or animal health or safety.

1721.0090 COMMUNITY SALES.

Subpart 1. Permits.

D. The board may refuse to grant or may revoke an annual or single sale permit when the applicant or permit holder has violated the laws or the rules of the board. Violations of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 35, or board rules by an applicant or permit holder shall constitute grounds for the board to deny an application for an annual or single sale permit or to revoke such a permit. The board shall notify the applicant or permit holder of the right to appeal the board's initial determination under the Administrative Procedure Act, Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14.

E. Prior to issuance of a permit, the sales premises may be inspected shall be subject to inspection by a representative of the board to determine compliance with subparts 3 and 4.

Subp. 6. Responsibilities of the official veterinarian. As a representative of the board, the official veterinarian shall perform the following duties for each community sale:

H. if allowed by the sales management, remove official slaughter back tags when requested and ensure animals are identified as required and eligible for nonslaughter sale in accordance with subpart 9, item B;

Subp. 8. Affidavits required for breeding cattle sold for slaughter. A slaughter affidavit must be signed by the buyer of breeding cattle sold for slaughter. In the affidavit a buyer must designate the name of the slaughter establishment, state-federal approved livestock auction market, or slaughter-only handling facility to which the cattle will be moved and certify that the cattle will be moved directly from the community sale to the designated slaughter establishment, state-federal approved livestock auction market, or slaughter-only handling facility with no diversion to farm or ranch.

Subp. 9. Removal of official slaughter back tags from slaughter cattle. Removal of official back tags from slaughter cattle is prohibited unless the official veterinarian examines the cattle, completes a slaughter tag removal form, and ensures that:

A. each animal is officially identified by an official ear tag;

1721.0100 PUBLIC EXHIBITION.

Subp. 3. Responsibilities of exhibition managers. The exhibition manager shall:

B. comply with all reasonable orders of the board or the official veterinarian pertaining to the sanitation of the premises and the health status of all livestock exhibited;

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 in an adjacent state that are consigned to a state-federal approved livestock auction market;

Subp. 2. Requirement for certificate of veterinary inspection. Cattle imported into the state must be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection issued by an accredited veterinarian, except as provided in items A to E:

A. cattle originating from a farm of origin in an adjacent state, that are consigned to a state-federal approved livestock market;

Subp. 6. Requirement for an import permit. A permit must be obtained from the board prior to the importation of all breeding cattle, all cattle for exhibition, and all cattle requiring a tuberculosis test under subpart 5, with the following exceptions:

A. cattle originating from a farm of origin in an adjacent state that are consigned to a state-federal approved livestock market; or

1721.0140 INTRASTATE MOVEMENT.

Subp. 2. Requirement to maintain records. A person or entity that purchases, acquires, trades, deals in, sells, or disposes of cattle must maintain records on the acquisition and disposition of the cattle as required by this part. Records must be retained for five years.

Subp. 3. Contents of records. Records required by subpart 2 must include:

D. name names and address addresses of the person persons or entity entities from whom the animals were acquired and to whom the animals were sent to;

E. the official identification number of each animal required to be identified head of breeding cattle, rodeo cattle, and all cattle for exhibition correlated with the name names and address addresses of the person persons or entity entities from whom the animals were acquired and to whom they the animals were sent;

1721.0160 COMMUNITY SALES.

Subp. 2. Requirement for affidavits of slaughter. A buyer of breeding cattle for slaughter at a community sale must sign an affidavit of slaughter that designates the location where the animals will be slaughtered and certifies that the cattle will be moved directly from the community sale to a state-federal approved livestock auction market, a slaughter-only handling facility, or to a designated slaughter establishment with no diversion to farm or ranch.

1721.0190 IMPORTATION OF SWINE.

Subp. 2. Requirement for official identification and certificate of veterinary inspection. Swine imported into the state must be officially identified and accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection issued by an accredited veterinarian except for:

B. swine consigned to a state-federal approved livestock market which move directly from a farm of origin in an adjacent state; or

1721.0230 DEFINITIONS.

Subp. 7. Official EIA test. "Official EIA test" means the Coggins test or other test for EIA approved by the USDA conducted at a USDA-approved laboratory board.

1721.0240 IMPORTATION OF HORSES.

Subp. 3. Horses imported with pending EIA test results. If a blood sample has been drawn but there is insufficient time to obtain the laboratory results of the EIA test prior to the importation, a permit for the importation of horses without final laboratory results may be obtained from the board if the veterinarian requesting the permit agrees to promptly submit the laboratory results to the board.

Subp. 4 3. Horses imported without the required test for EIA. Horses imported without the required negative test for EIA must be quarantined, isolated, and tested for EIA within ten days following notification from the board. Tests must be conducted at the owner's expense.

1721.0260 EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA (EIA).

Subp. 2. EIA quarantine procedures. The board shall immediately quarantine all horses infected with or exposed to EIA in accordance with this subpart.

C. Quarantines on exposed horses may shall be released when all exposed horses on a premises are tested and found negative for EIA at least 45 days following the last known exposure.

1721.0280 IMPORTATION OF HATCHING EGGS, POULTRY, AND RATITES.

Subp. 2. Import permit. An import permit must be obtained from the board prior to importation of hatching eggs, poultry, or ratites into the state. The application for the permit must be endorsed by the official state animal health agency of the state or country of origin and indicate that the requirements of this part have been met.

Subp. 8. Shipping containers. Only new or cleaned and disinfected poultry boxes or containers may shall be used to ship baby poultry into the state.

1721.0290 POULTRY DEALERS.

Subp. 2. Certificates. All hatching eggs, poultry, and ratites acquired by poultry dealers in the state must be accompanied by a certificate as required in part 1721.0280, subpart 3, or test chart approved by the board to show compliance with the requirements in this part.

1721.0370 DEFINITIONS.

Subp. 5. CWD certified herd. "CWD certified herd" means a farmed cervidae herd that is enrolled in a CWD herd certification program approved by the board and has reached level 6 herd status as specified in part 1721.0420, subpart 1, item F.

Subp. 6. CWD contaminated premises. "CWD contaminated premises" means a premises on which a CWD positive animal has been identified. A CWD contaminated premises is further categorized depending on the degree of contamination as follows:

A. A premises may shall be categorized as having minimal environmental contamination if there is no evidence that there has been transmission of CWD on the premises and there is no evidence of long-standing infection of the herd. The number of positive animals identified on a premises of this type must be three or fewer. This category may shall be used in cases where history and records indicate that the positive animal likely contracted the disease on another premises. Positive animals on a premises in this category must be preclinical at the time of CWD diagnosis or very early in the clinical course of the disease.

B. A premises may shall be categorized as having moderate to severe environmental contamination if there is evidence that transmission of CWD has occurred or where a positive animal dies of CWD or is euthanized late in the clinical course of the disease.

Subp. 10. Official CWD test. "Official CWD test" means any test for the diagnosis of CWD approved by APHIS and conducted in a laboratory approved by APHIS in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, title 9, part 55.8 the board. A list of CWD tests approved by the board is available through the Internet at http://mn.gov/bah or by calling the board office at (651) 296-2942.

1721.0380 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.

Subp. 2. Registration. To be registered with the board, the owner of farmed cervidae must have the owner's herd inspected by a representative of the board and demonstrate that the owner has fulfilled all the requirements for farmed cervidae in parts 1721.0370 to 1721.0420. The owner must also sign and submit to the board a registration agreement in which the owner agrees to maintain the owner's herd in compliance with this part. The registered status of a farmed cervidae herd may be canceled at any time if the owner fails to comply with this part or fails to pay a civil penalty assessed by the board pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 35.95, for failure to comply with the requirements in this part. The failure of the owner to comply with this part or to pay a civil penalty assessed by the board pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 35.95, for failure to comply with the requirements of this part shall constitute grounds for the board to cancel the registered status of a farmed cervidae herd. In accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 35.155, subdivision 9, the board shall notify the herd owner of the right to request a contested case hearing regarding the board's determination under the Administrative Procedure Act, Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14.

Subp. 3. Inspections. The board may A representative of the board shall be permitted to inspect farmed cervidae, farmed cervidae facilities, and farmed cervidae records. Each herd and all premises where the herd is located must be inspected by a representative of the board at least once every 12 months to document compliance with this part. For new farmed cervidae facilities where no farmed cervidae have ever been kept, a representative of the board may shall be permitted to conduct a prestocking inspection to document compliance with this part and verify an initial null inventory for the herd.

Subp. 7. Removal of wild cervidae.

B. An owner of an existing facility or an employee or agent under the direction of the owner must destroy wild cervidae found within the owner's farmed cervidae facility. The owner, employee, or agent must report wild cervidae that are destroyed to the board and a conservation officer or an employee of the Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife within 24 hours. Testing of wild cervidae destroyed within the farmed cervidae facility shall be conducted by or under the supervision of the board. The wild cervidae must be disposed of as prescribed by the commissioner of natural resources.

1721.0400 IMPORTATION OF FARMED CERVIDAE.

Subp. 4. Brucellosis. Except for movement directly to a slaughtering establishment having state or federal inspection, live sexually intact cervidae six months of age and over imported into the state must originate from a certified brucellosis-free herd or area or be negative to a brucellosis test within 30 days prior to movement.

Subp. 5. Tuberculosis. Except for movement directly to a slaughtering establishment having state or federal inspection, live cervidae imported into the state must originate from an accredited tuberculosis-free herd or area, or meet the following requirements:

A. live cervidae must originate from a herd that is negative to a whole herd tuberculosis test conducted within 365 days prior to the date of movement; and

B. live cervidae that are two months of age and over must be negative to an official tuberculosis test conducted within 90 days prior to the date of movement.

1721.0410 INTRASTATE MOVEMENT OF FARMED CERVIDAE.

Subpart 1. Movement reports. Movement of farmed cervidae for any reason from any state premises herd to another location must be reported to the board within 14 days of the movement on forms approved by the board.

Subp. 2. Movement requirements. Farmed cervidae moving from any premises herd to another location in the state must:

C. originate from a herd that is registered with the board and has achieved at least level 4 of the CWD herd certification program as specified in part 1721.0420, subpart 1, item F, or move directly to a slaughtering establishment having state or federal inspection.

Subp. 4. Restriction on herd additions. Farmed cervidae may not be moved into a farmed cervidae herd unless the herd is registered with the board and has achieved at least level 4 of the CWD herd certification program as specified in part 1721.0420, subpart 1, item F.

Subp. 5. Movement into, within, and out of CWD endemic areas.

C. Farmed cervidae carcasses may not be moved from a CWD endemic area to other locations in the state, except for cut and wrapped meat, quarters or other portions of meat with no part of the spinal column or head attached, antlers, hides, teeth, finished taxidermy mounts, and antlers attached to skull caps that are cleaned of all brain tissue, farmed cervidae carcasses may not be moved from a CWD endemic area to other locations in the state unless they move directly to a slaughtering establishment having state or federal inspection.

1721.0420 CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD).

Subpart 1. CWD herd certification program.

C. If When farmed cervidae that are required to have official identification officially identified die or are slaughtered, the owner must report the age, sex, and official identification numbers of the animal animals to the board within 14 days on forms approved by the board.

D. Animals from farmed cervidae herds that are 12 months of age and over that die or are slaughtered must be tested for CWD with an official CWD test. This requirement includes animals that are slaughtered on the premises and animals that are moved to other locations for slaughter purposes. If animals are sold for slaughter purposes to an entity other than a state or federally licensed slaughter establishment, the farmed cervidae herd owner must maintain legal and physical possession of the animals until the animals are slaughtered and samples are collected for official CWD testing. Samples to be tested for CWD must be submitted to a laboratory approved by APHIS in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, title 9, part 55.8, the board within 14 days of sample collection. Other testing protocols may be used if they are approved by the board and are equally effective for the detection of CWD in farmed cervidae herds. Testing must be completed at owner expense unless state or federal funds are available for this purpose.

H. A newly formed herd that is comprised solely of animals obtained from herds already enrolled in the CWD certification program must start at the lowest status of any herd that provided animals for the new herd. The new herd must have an initial status no higher than that assigned to the cervidae kept on the premises within the previous 12 months.

J. The board shall grant an exception to the requirements of item I if animals die from anthrax or from another disease where necropsy is contraindicated due to public health risks or if they are lost due to an act of vandalism or natural disaster such as a tornado or flood, the board may grant an exception to the requirements of item I.

K. Herd status may be canceled at any time if the owner fails to comply with any of the requirements in parts 1721.0370 to 1721.0420. The failure of the owner to comply with the requirements in parts 1721.0370 to 1721.0420 shall constitute grounds for the board to cancel herd status. In accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 35.155, subdivision 9, the board shall notify the herd owner of the right to request a contested case hearing regarding the board's determination under the Minnesota Administrative Procedure Act, Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14.

Subp. 2. Quarantine procedures. The board must immediately quarantine a farmed cervidae herd that is determined to be infected with or exposed to CWD.

A. Unless a permit is obtained from the board, farmed cervidae may not be moved onto or off of quarantined premises and perimeter fences 96 inches in height must be maintained around the premises so as to prevent egress of farmed cervidae or ingress of wild cervidae until the quarantine is released into or out of a quarantined herd. The board may allow farmed cervidae from quarantined herds to be moved under permit directly to a state or federally licensed slaughtering establishment, to an approved veterinary diagnostic laboratory, or to another location if that movement is determined by the board not to endanger the health of other animals in the state.

C. Farmed cervidae herds may shall be released from quarantine by any of the following methods:

(1) Depopulation. To release a quarantine by depopulation, all cervidae in the herd must be euthanized and tested with an official CWD test. If the premises has no environmental contamination and all CWD tests are negative, the quarantine may shall be released immediately. If the premises has minimal environmental contamination and all CWD tests are negative, the quarantine may shall be released one year after depopulation and cleaning and disinfection. If the premises has moderate to severe environmental contamination, the quarantine may shall be released five years after depopulation and cleaning and disinfection;

(2) Test and removal of exposed animals. If a premises has no environmental contamination and all CWD exposed animals on the premises are tested and are found to be CWD negative, the quarantine may shall be released;

(3) Test for five years. If any animal that dies or is slaughtered from the herd is tested, regardless of age, with an official CWD test for a period of 60 months, and no positive animal is identified, the quarantine may shall be released; or

E. CWD contaminated premises may be restocked with livestock other than cervidae one month after cleaning and disinfection procedures have been completed. If the premises is restocked with livestock other than cervidae, all livestock that die during the quarantine period must be reported by the owner to the board and must immediately be delivered by the owner to the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for necropsy and determination of the cause of death. Necropsies must be performed at owner expense. A premises may only be restocked with cervidae after the quarantine is released.

Subp. 3. Determining boundaries of CWD endemic areas in the state. If the board determines that CWD is endemic in the state, all locations within ten miles of a confirmed case of CWD in wild cervidae in the state must be designated as part of the endemic area. The board may shall designate larger geographic areas of the state as part of a CWD endemic area if necessary to prevent the spread of CWD. Individual farmed cervidae herds where animals are kept on premises within a designated CWD endemic area may shall be excluded from and not considered to be a part of a CWD endemic area if one of the following conditions is met:

1721.0430 DEFINITIONS.

Subp. 2. Exposed flock. "Exposed flock" has the meaning given in Code of Federal Regulations, title 9, part 79.1.

Subp. 2 3. Flock. "Flock" means sheep, goats, or both maintained on a single premises, or sheep, goats, or both maintained under common ownership or supervision on two or more premises with animal interchange between the premises.

Subp. 4. High-risk animal. "High-risk animal" has the meaning given in Code of Federal Regulations, title 9, part 79.1.

Subp. 3 5. Restricted-movement feeder animal. "Restricted-movement feeder animal" means a sheep or goat that is less than 18 months old as evidenced by the eruption of the second incisor, is not pregnant, has never given birth, is not commingled with breeding animals from other flocks, and will be slaughtered at less than 18 months of age.

Subp. 6. Scrapie-positive animal. "Scrapie-positive animal" has the meaning given in Code of Federal Regulations, title 9, part 79.1.

Subp. 7. Scrapie-tagged. "Scrapie-tagged" means officially identified with an ear tag or back tag in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, title 9, part 79.2(a)(2).

Subp. 4 8. Slaughter channels. An animal is in a "slaughter channel" if it is sold, transferred, or moved to:

Subp. 9. Suspect animal. "Suspect animal" has the meaning given in Code of Federal Regulations, title 9, part 79.1.

Subp. 5 10. Terminal feedlot. "Terminal feedlot" means a facility that exists for the express purpose of improving an animal's condition for slaughter and from which animals are moved only to slaughter.

1721.0440 GENERAL.

Subp. 2. Required records for persons who purchase, acquire, sell, or dispose of sheep or goats.

A. A person who purchases or acquires a sheep or goat must maintain normal business records that include the following:

1721.0520 KENNELS.

Subp. 6. Animal housing and confinement areas.

B. Dogs or cats must not be confined by chains or by tethering.

Subp. 8. Identification. Each dog and cat in a kennel must be identified with a numbered tag affixed to the neck by the means of a collar, identification attached to the cage, microchip, or by other means approved by the board.

Subp. 9. Records. Records required in this part must be maintained for a minimum of two years and available to duly authorized agents upon demand at any reasonable time. A licensed kennel or kennel dealer must maintain the following records for each animal handled:

B. the name and address of the person from whom a dog or cat three months of age or older was received and, in the case of a kennel dealer, the person's driver's license number or Social Security number;

E. the name and address of the person to whom a dog or cat three months of age or older was transferred;

Subp. 12. Dogs and cats unfit for sale or release. A dog or cat that has fractures, serious congenital abnormalities, obvious signs of severe parasitism, or infectious disease is unfit for sale or release, other than to the previous owner. A dog or cat determined to be unfit for sale or release must be isolated and treated by a licensed veterinarian or euthanized in a humane manner. If treatment for the conditions brings about a satisfactory recovery to a normal state of health, the animal is fit for release or sale.

Subp. 13 12. Dogs or cats may not be used for breeding. No person shall allow a dog or cat housed in a kennel facility to be used for breeding. This part does not apply to a veterinary clinic licensed to operate a kennel.

Subp. 14 13. Complaints and cost recovery.

1721.0530 ANTHRAX QUARANTINE, PRECAUTIONS AND DISPOSAL.

Subp. 3. Necropsy. No one may necropsy the carcass of any animal dying suddenly if there is anthrax in the area of anthrax or suspected to have died of anthrax unless authorized by the board.

1721.0540 DEFINITIONS.

Subp. 2. Approved confinement facility. "Approved confinement facility" means a veterinary clinic, a kennel licensed with the board pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 347.31, an animal facility owned or operated by a political subdivision of the state, or other facility that has been approved by the board to confine and observe an animal that has bitten a human.

Subp. 3. Confinement. "Confinement" means restricting an animal in such a way that it can always be found and cannot wander away.

Subp. 4 2. Positive rabies case. "Positive rabies case" means an animal diagnosed as positive for rabies by a recognized laboratory or an animal determined by the board to be at high risk for having rabies.

Subp. 5 3. Rabies vaccination certificate. "Rabies vaccination certificate" means a certificate that documents that an animal has been vaccinated for rabies in accordance with parts 1721.0540 to 1721.0580 and the compendium. The completed certificate must be signed by the veterinarian who administered or supervised the administration of the vaccine. The certificate must include the following information:

Subp. 6 4. Rabies specimen. "Rabies specimen" means that part of an animal or an entire animal submitted for rabies examination.

1721.0580 MANAGEMENT OF ANIMALS THAT BITE HUMANS.

Subpart 1. Dogs, cats, and ferrets. A healthy dog, cat, or ferret that bites a human must be kept under confinement and observed for signs suggestive of rabies for ten days, or the animal must be euthanized and tested for rabies. Any illness in the animal must be reported to the Department of Health. If the animal shows signs suggestive of rabies, it must be euthanized and tested for rabies. An animal that dies or is euthanized during the ten-day confinement period must be tested for rabies. A dog, cat, or ferret that is not currently vaccinated for rabies at the time of the bite must be confined at an approved confinement facility at the owner's expense, unless exempted by local authorities. A dog, cat, or ferret that is currently vaccinated for rabies at the time of the bite may be confined in the home or as directed by local authorities. If requested by the Department of Health, a stray or impounded dog, cat, or ferret that bites a human may be euthanized and tested for rabies before the required five-day holding period as specified in part 1721.0520, subpart 10, or in Minnesota Statutes, section 346.47.

Subp. 2. Other animals. All other animals An animal other than a dog, cat, or ferret that bite bites a human must be managed on a case-by-case basis based on the recommendations of the Department of Health. The animals may be required to be confined in the home, on the owner premises, or at an approved confinement facility and observed for signs suggestive of rabies. If the Department of Health requests a rabies test, the animal must be euthanized and tested for rabies.

Subp. 3. Confinement procedures. An animal under confinement for rabies observation must be restricted in such a way that the animal can always be found and cannot wander away. A dog, cat, or ferret that is currently vaccinated for rabies may be confined in the home or as directed by local authorities. A dog, cat, or ferret that is not currently vaccinated for rabies may be required by local authorities to be confined at a veterinary clinic or other secure location at the owner's expense.

Subp. 4. Reporting and testing. Any illness in an animal that is under confinement and observation for rabies established under this part must be reported to the Department of Health. If the animal shows signs suggestive of rabies, it must be euthanized and tested for rabies. An animal that dies or is euthanized during the confinement period must be tested for rabies.

Subp. 3 5. Enforcement. Local animal control and law enforcement officials are responsible for enforcement of this part.

1721.0610 PERMITS.

Subp. 2. Cancellation. The board may refuse to grant or may revoke a permit if the applicant or permit holder has violated the requirements in parts 1721.0590 to 1721.0660 pertaining to the feeding of garbage to livestock or any requirement specified in parts 1721.0100 to 1721.0740 or Minnesota Statutes, chapter 35. Violations of the requirements of parts 1721.0590 to 1721.0660 pertaining to the feeding of garbage to livestock or any requirement specified in parts 1721.0100 to 1721.0740 or Minnesota Statutes, chapter 35, by an applicant or permit holder shall constitute grounds for the board to deny an application for a Class A or Class B permit for feeding premises or to revoke such a permit. The board shall notify the applicant or permit holder of the right to appeal the board's initial determination under the Administrative Procedure Act, Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14.

1721.0650 GARBAGE TREATMENT.

Subpart 1. Class A permit. Garbage brought to a Class A feeding premises as defined in part 1721.0610, subpart 1, must be processed by thoroughly heating it to at least 212 degrees Fahrenheit for a continuous period of at least 30 minutes or by some other method approved by the board to provide an equivalent level of inactivation of disease organisms.

Subp. 2. Class B permit. Garbage brought to a Class B feeding premises as defined in part 1721.0610, subpart 1, may be fed directly to livestock without further treatment if the board determines that feeding the material is not a risk for spreading livestock diseases.

1721.0670 RESTRICTIONS ON SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN VACCINES.

A. The following vaccines may be sold or distributed only to veterinarians, pharmacists, or companies that only sell to veterinarians:

(4) other vaccines determined by the board to be too dangerous for nonveterinarian use. A list of restricted vaccines is available through the Internet at http://mn.gov/bah or by calling the board office at (651) 296-2942.

B. The following vaccines may be sold only to veterinarians, or by written prescription to nonveterinarians:

(3) other vaccines that are restricted by the board for use in a disease control program. A list of restricted vaccines is available through the Internet at http://mn.gov/bah or by calling the board office at (651) 296-2942.

E. With the exception of item D, this part does not apply to vaccines sold exclusively for use in poultry; provided, the board may shall impose restrictions on the sale, distribution, and use of poultry vaccines if considered necessary to protect the health of livestock and poultry in Minnesota.

1721.0680 RESTRICTIONS ON SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF ANTIGENS USED IN DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASES OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS.

C. With the exception of item B, this part does not apply to antigens manufactured and sold exclusively for use in poultry; provided, the board may shall impose restrictions on the sale, distribution, and use of poultry antigens if deemed necessary to protect the health of livestock and poultry in the state.

1721.0720 TRANSPORT OF ANIMAL CARCASSES.

Subpart 1. Permits.

A. A permit from the board is required for a vehicle used to transport carcasses over public roads within the state except that no permit is required for a person to haul the carcass of an animal that was owned by that person before the animal died. A permit is valid for one year from the date of issuance. A permit may be revoked by the board for noncompliance with parts 1721.0690 to 1721.0740. Violations of the requirements of parts 1721.0690 to 1721.0740 pertaining to carcass disposal shall constitute grounds for the board to revoke a permit issued for a vehicle used to transport carcasses over public roads in the state. The board shall notify the permit holder of the right to appeal the board's initial determination under the Administrative Procedure Act, Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14.