Section R3-2-402. Mandatory Disease Reporting by Veterinarians and Veterinary Laboratories

All veterinarians and laboratories performing diagnostic services on animals shall:

1.        Notify the State Veterinarian at [phone], within four hours of diagnosing or suspecting any Office of International Epizooties List A disease, Eighth Edition, 1999, which is incorporated by reference, does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorpo- rated matter, and is on file with the Department and the Office of the Secretary of State, chronic wasting disease, or the following List B diseases:

Anthrax Aujeszky’s disease Babesiosis

Bovine brucellosis

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Bovine tuberculosis

Caprine and ovine brucellosis Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia Contagious equine metritis

Dourine

Enterovirus encephalomyelitis Epizootic lymphangitis Equine infectious anaemia Equine piroplasmosis

Equine viral arteritis

Equine viral encephalomyelitis

Fowl typhoid Glanders Heartwater Horse pox

Infectious haematopoietic necrosis of fish Nairobi sheep disease

Ovine epididymitis Paratuberculosis Porcine brucellosis Pullorum disease  Q fever

Rabies Scrapie Screwworm

Spring viraemia of carp Surra

Theileriosis Trypanosomiasis

Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia of fish

2.        Notify the State Veterinarian by facsimile at (602) 542- 4290 by the end of the month, after diagnosing any Office of International Epizooties List B disease, Eighth Edition, 1999, not specified in subsection (1). This material is incorporated by reference, does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter, and is on file with the Department and the Office of the Secre- tary of State.

3.        Follow the reporting criteria listed in the National Animal Health Reporting system Manual, January 1, 1999 when making an Epizooties List B notification specified in sub- section (2). This material is incorporated by reference, does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter, and is on file with the Department and the Office of the Secretary of State.

Historical Note

Adopted effective August 19, 1983 (Supp. 83-4). Section R3-2-402 renumbered from Section R3-9-402 (Supp. 91- 4). Former Section R3-2-402 renumbered to R3-2-403; new Section R3-2-402 renumbered from R3-2-401 and amended by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 25, effective December 8, 1999 (Supp. 99-4). December 8, 1999 effec- tive date corrected to reflect what is on file in the Office of the Secretary of State; correct effective date is January 1, 2000 (Supp. 01-1).