Section R3-2-601. Definitions

The following terms apply to this Article:

“Animal” means livestock, feral swine, ratite, bison, water buffalo, oxen, llama, and any exotic mammal not regulated as restricted live wildlife by the Arizona Game and Fish Depart- ment.

“Certified copy” means a copy of an official health certificate that includes an additional original signature from the autho- rizing veterinarian.

“Macaque” means any monkey of the genus Macaca in the family Ceropithecidae.

“Official eartag” means an identification tag providing unique identification for individual animals. An official eartag that contains or displays an AIN with an 840 prefix must bear the US shield. The design, size, shape, color, and other character- istics of the official eartag will depend on the needs of the users, subject to the approval of the USDA. The official eartag must be tamper-resistant and have a high retention rate in the animals. Official eartags must adhere to one of the following number systems:

National Uniform Eartagging System, Animal identification number (AIN),

Premises-based number system. The premises-based number system combines an official premises identifica- tion number (PIN) with a producer’s livestock production numbering system to provide a unique identification number. The PIN and the production number must both appear on the official tag, or

Any other numbering system approved by the Adminis- trator of APHIS for the identification of animals in com- merce.

“Specifically approved stockyard” means a stockyard specifi- cally approved by VS and the State Veterinarian for receiving from other states cattle and bison that are not brucellosis-reac- tor, brucellosis-suspect, or brucellosis-exposed.

Historical Note

Adopted effective August 19, 1983 (Supp. 83-4). Section R3-2-601 renumbered from Section R3-9-601 (Supp. 91- 4). Amended effective March 5, 1997 (Supp. 97-1).

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). Amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 876, effective

May 3, 2008 (Supp. 08-1).