Section R3-2-1009. Disease Certification

A.      A licensee requesting and receiving a Certificate of Aquatic Health shall have their facility inspected and all live aquatic animals, fertilized eggs and milt shall be found free of, but not limited to, the following diseases and causative agents:

1.        Causative agent: Egtved Virus. Disease: VHS, Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia of Salmonids.

2.        Causative agent: Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus. Disease: IHN, Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis of Salmonids.

3.        Causative agent: Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus. Disease: IPN, Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis of Salmo- nids.

4.        Causative agent: Ceratomyxa shasta. Disease: Cerato- myxosis of Salmonids.

5.        Causative agent: Rhabdovirus carpio. Disease: Spring Viremia of carp. Certification is required in this case only when the original origin of the shipment is from outside the United States.

6.        Causative agent: Renibacterium salmoniarum. Disease: BKD, Bacterial Kidney Disease of Salmonids.

7.        Causative agent: Aeromonas salmonicida. Disease: Furunculosis.

8.        Causative agent: Myxobolus cerebralis. Disease: Whirl- ing Disease of Salmonids.

B.       The Department may require inspection for any disease or causative agent not listed in subsection (A) when there is evi- dence that the disease or causative agent may constitute a threat to aquatic animals or plants, aquatic wildlife or the aquaculture industry. The Department shall send written notice to all licensees pursuant to this Chapter when implementing this subsection, naming the disease or causative agent of con-

cern. Action to quarantine or seize aquatic animals or plants pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to delay pend- ing such written notice.

Historical Note

Adopted effective May 3, 1993 (Supp. 93-2).