La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXI-1913

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XXI-1913 - Microbiological Test Procedures

A. Samples of turtles or turtle eggs may be subjected to microbiological examination using approved procedures and techniques based upon procedures used by the certified laboratory.

B. Turtle lots identified as testing positive for Salmonella spp. or any other microorganisms pathogenic to humans, domestic animals or aquatic species shall be reported to the Office of the State Veterinarian and the lot number verified by the Department.

C. If any turtle or turtle lot tests positive for Salmonella spp., then the person may request a retest. Samples of the retest must be submitted when requested by agents of the department. The person may request a retest of the lot as a whole using the same sampling procedures as used for the original test or the person may subdivide the affected positive lot into a maximum of four equal subgroups. Each such subgroup shall be separately identified, simultaneously randomly sampled and tested. The Louisiana Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory shall conduct the retesting, whether from the lot as a whole or from any of the subgroups. The Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory test results, shall be the final and conclusive test results.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXI-1913

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Animal Health Services, LR 17:351 (April 1991), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of the Commissioner, LR 26:1570 (August 2000), LR 30:1445 (July 2004), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Livestock Sanitary Board, LR 31:2210 (September 2005), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Animal Health and Food Safety and the Board of Animal Health, LR 40:981 (May 2014), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Animal Health and Food Safety, LR 45506 (4/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:2358.2.