Section R3-2-407. Equine Infectious Anemia

A.      The Arizona official test for EIA is either the agar-gel immu- nodiffusion test, known as the Coggins Test, or the Competi- tive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay test, known as the CELISA test. The test shall be performed in a laboratory approved by APHIS, and required samples shall be drawn by an accredited veterinarian, the State Veterinarian, the State Veterinarian’s designee, or an APHIS veterinarian.

B.       Disposal of equine testing positive.

1.        When an Arizona equine tests positive to EIA, the testing laboratory shall immediately notify the State Veterinarian by telephone or fax.

2.        The EIA-positive equine shall be quarantined to the premises where tested, segregated from other equine, and shall not be moved unless authorized by the State Veteri- narian. The equine shall be retested by the State Veteri- narian, the State Veterinarian’s designee, or an APHIS veterinarian within two weeks of the notification.

3.        Within 14 days of being notified by the testing laboratory of a positive test conducted under subsection (B)(2), the State Veterinarian or the State Veterinarian’s designee shall brand the equine on the left side of its neck with “86A” not less than two inches in height.

4.        Within 10 days after being branded, the EIA-positive equine shall be:

a.         Humanely destroyed,

b.        Confined to a screened stall marked “EIA Quaran- tine” that is at least 200 yards from other equine, or

c.         Consigned to slaughter at a slaughtering establish- ment. If consigned to slaughter, the equine shall be accompanied by a Permit for Movement of Restricted Animals, VS 1-27, issued by the State Veterinarian, the State Veterinarian’s designee, or an APHIS veterinarian.

5.        Offspring of mares testing EIA-positive shall be quaran- tined, segregated from other equine, and tested for EIA at six months of age. Offspring testing positive shall be han- dled as prescribed in subsections (B)(3) and (B)(4).

6.        If an EIA-positive equine is located on premises other than those of the owner at the time a quarantine under this Section is effective, the State Veterinarian may authorize movement of the EIA-positive equine to the owner’s premises if requested by the owner. Movement shall be under the direct supervision of the State Veterinarian or the State Veterinarian’s designee. If the owner lives in another state, the owner may move the equine to that state with the permission of the chief livestock health official of the state and APHIS.

C.      The State Veterinarian shall require testing of any equine located in the same facility as the EIA-positive equine or any equine considered exposed to the EIA-positive equine. The owner of the equine tested shall pay the expenses for the test- ing.

D.      The owner of any equine found to be EIA-positive shall not be indemnified by the state for any loss caused by the destruction or loss of value of the equine.

Historical Note

Adopted effective August 19, 1983 (Supp. 83-4). Section R3-2-407 renumbered from Section R3-9-407 (Supp. 91- 4). Amended effective February 4, 1998 (Supp. 98-1).

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). Amended by final rulemaking at 8

A.A.R. 4043, effective November 9, 2002 (Supp. 02-3).