Or. Admin. Code § 603-029-0335

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 603-029-0335 - Meat Animals Affected with Anthrax; Cleaning and Disinfection of Infected Meat Animal Pens and Driveways

(1) Any meat animal found on ante-mortem inspection to be affected with anthrax shall be identified as Oregon Condemned and disposed of in accordance with OAR 603-029-0365.

(2) No other meat animals of a lot in which anthrax is found on ante-mortem inspection shall be slaughtered and presented for post-mortem inspection until it has been determined by a careful ante-mortem inspection that no anthrax-infected animal remains in the lot.

(3) Apparently healthy meat animals (other than hogs) from a lot in which anthrax is detected, and any apparently healthy meat animals which have been treated with anthrax biologicals which do not contain living anthrax organisms, may be slaughtered and presented for post-mortem inspection if they have been held not less than 21 days following the last treatment or the last death of any meat animal in the lot. Alternatively, if desired, all apparently healthy meat animals of the lot may be segregated and held for treatment by a State licensed veterinarian under supervision of the State Veterinarian. No anthrax vaccine (live organisms) shall be used on the premises of a state-inspected establishment.

(4) Meat animals which have been injected with anthrax vaccines (live organisms) within 6 weeks, and those bearing evidence of reaction to such treatment, such as inflammation, tumefaction, or edema at the site of the injection, shall be condemned on ante-mortem inspection, or such meat animals may be held under supervision of the State Veterinarian until the expiration of the 6-week period and the disappearance of any evidence of reaction to the treatment.

(5) When meat animals are found on ante-mortem inspection to be affected with anthrax, all exposed meat animal pens and driveways of the state-inspected establishment shall be cleaned and disinfected by promptly and thoroughly removing and burning all straw, litter, and manure. This shall be followed immediately by a thorough disinfection of the exposed premises by soaking the ground, fences, gates, and all exposed material with a 5 percent solution of sodium hydroxide or commercial lye prepared as outlined in OAR 603-029-0440(5)(a), or other disinfectant that may be approved in specific cases by the Department specifically for this purpose.

Or. Admin. Code § 603-029-0335

DOA 19-2022, adopt filed 07/27/2022, effective 7/28/2022

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 603.085, ORS 616.700, ORS 619.042 & ORS 619.046

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 619.042, ORS 619.046, ORS 603.059, ORS 603.065, ORS 619.026 & ORS 619.036