163.2 - INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
163.2 INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
As provided in this chapter, unless the context otherwise
requires:
1. "Certificate of veterinary inspection" or
"certificate" means a legible record, made on an official form of
the state of origin or the animal and plant health inspection service
of the United States department of agriculture, and issued by an
accredited veterinarian of the state of origin or a veterinarian in
the employ of the animal and plant health inspection service, which
shows that an animal listed on the form meets the health requirements
of the state of destination.
2. "Control" means the prevention, suppression, or
eradication of an infectious or contagious disease afflicting an
animal within the state.
3. "Department" means the department of agriculture and land
stewardship.
4. "Foot and mouth disease" means a virus of the family
picornaviridae, genus aphthovirus, including any immunologically
distinct serotypes.
5. "Infectious or contagious disease" means glanders, farcy,
maladie du coit (dourine), anthrax, foot and mouth disease, scabies,
hog cholera, tuberculosis, brucellosis, vesicular exanthema, scrapie,
rinderpest, avian influenza or Newcastle disease as provided in
chapter 165B, or any other transmissible, transferable, or
communicable disease so designated by the department.
6. "Move" or "movement", except as provided in subchapter
III, means to ship, transport, or deliver an animal. Section History: Early Form
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2644; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73,
75, 77, 79, 81, § 163.2] Section History: Recent Form
2001 Acts, ch 170, §1, 3; 2004 Acts, ch 1089, §1; 2004 Acts, ch
1163, §2; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §202
Referred to in § 163A.1, 164.1, 165.1A, 166A.1, 166D.2, 172E.2,
717A.2