La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXI-917

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

Section XXI-917 - Approved Equine Infectious Anemia Testing Laboratories (Formerly section 915)

A. No person shall operate an approved EIA testing laboratory without first obtaining approval from the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, and from the Board of Animal Health.

B. The conditions for approving an EIA testing laboratory are as follows.

1. Any person applying for an EIA testing laboratory approval must submit a written application for approval by the board to the office of the state veterinarian.

2. An inspection of the facility must be made by a representative of the Office of the State Veterinarian or the USDA/APHIS/VS who shall submit a report to the board indicating whether or not the person applying for an EIA testing laboratory approval has the facilities and equipment which are called for by the United States Department of Agriculture, Veterinary Services. Any person or laboratory that performs an official EIA test must meet and be in compliance with the requirements found in title 9, CFR 75.4(c) and with protocols in the latest USDA VS EIA laboratory guidance.

3. If the application is given preliminary approval by the board, the person applying will proceed with successful completion of training, examination, and inspection by the United States Department of Agriculture.

C. Conditions for Maintaining Equine Infectious Anemia Testing Laboratory Approval

1. Approved EIA testing laboratories must maintain a work log clearly identifying each individual blood sample, EIA test result and VS Form 10-11 or electronic equivalent approved by the board, all of which must be preserved and available for inspection, for a period of time of not less than 24 months from the date of the EIA test.

2. Approved EIA testing laboratories must maintain on file and make available for inspection a copy of all VS 10-11 forms or electronic equivalent approved by the board, for a period of 24 months.

3. Approved EIA testing laboratories shall immediately report by telephone and facsimile or email all positive EIA test results to the state veterinarian's office within 24 hours of detection.

4. The state veterinarian shall renew the approval of approved EIA testing laboratories in January of each year, provided the approved EIA testing laboratories maintain the standards required by this regulation and by the United States Department of Agriculture requirements found in 9 CFR 75.4(c) and with protocols in the latest USDA VS EIA laboratory guidance.

5. Approved EIA testing laboratories must submit a report of all positive and negative testing numbers to the Office of the State Veterinarian each month in a reporting format as prescribed by the board.

6. Approved EIA testing laboratories must submit the white original of each VS Form 10-11 or electronic equivalent approved by the board each month to the Office of the State Veterinarian.

7. Approved EIA testing laboratories may charge a fee to the testing veterinarian for conducting an EIA test.

D. All records of EIA tests conducted by an approved EIA testing laboratory shall contain the name of the approved EIA testing laboratory.

E. An approved EIA testing laboratory may have its approval canceled if the board finds that the approved laboratory has failed to meet the requirements of the EIA rules and regulations, has falsified its records or reports, or has failed to maintain the standards required by this regulation and by the United States Department of Agriculture requirements found in title 9, CFR 75.4(c) and with protocols in the latest USDA VS EIA laboratory guidance.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXI-917

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Animal Health Services, Livestock Sanitary Board, LR 23:945 (August 1997), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Animal Health and Food Safety and the Board of Animal Health, LR 40:964 (May 2014), Amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Animal Health and Food Safety and Board of Animal Health, LR 431274 (7/1/2017).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:2091-2097.