Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 61-35-3 - Definitions3.1. "Accredited Laboratory" means a laboratory or group of laboratories that has undergone specific standardizations and examinations and meets the requirements established by a specific laboratory-associated governing body.3.2. "Aquaculture Advisory Board" means the board created under the Aquaculture Development Act § 19-32-5 of the West Virginia Code and shall consist of educated and knowledgeable individuals from various backgrounds authorized by the Aquaculture Development Act § 19-32-5 of the West Virginia Code to review policies, laws, rules and regulations affecting aquaculture and to recommend changes to encourage aquaculture development in West Virginia3.3. "Confidence level" means an interval used to indicate the reliability of an estimate; i.e., a 95 percent confidence level means that 95 out of 100 estimates would capture the true value of the test's means.3.4. "Diagnostic testing" means the use of laboratory analysis to determine the disease status of an aquatic organism.3.5. "Freely traded aquatic species" means species of aquatic organisms that, if all import health requirements are met, may be imported into West Virginia without an importation permit3.6. "Genetically engineered aquatic species" means a class of aquatic organisms whose inherited traits have been scientifically altered to produce desired outcomes.3.7. "Health certification" means a document provided by an accredited laboratory that provides testing results for diagnostics performed at that laboratory for a specified list of aquatic animal diseases.3.8. "Lot" means a group of aquatic species reared or housed in the same tank, pond, etc. that are kept together throughout the lifespan of those organisms.3.9. "Naturalized aquatic species" means a class of aquatic organisms that has been introduced into West Virginia waters and is now considered to be an established part of the state's aquatic population. 3.10. "Naturally indigenous aquatic species" means a class of aquatic organisms that was or is known to naturally inhabit West Virginia waters.3.11. "Originating facility" means the establishment from which a group of aquatic species originated.3.12. "Owner-Shipper Statement (OSS)" means a document required by the Department that must be completed and signed by the consigner (seller) and mailed directly to the Department upon completion of a sale, a copy of which must also accompany the shipment of aquatic species upon importation into the state of West Virginia.3.13. "Prevalence level" means the proportion of aquatic species that are diseased; i.e., a prevalence level of five percent (5%) that five out of one hundred (5/100) animals have a disease.3.14. "Protected aquatic species" means a class of aquatic organisms that is guarded from human disturbance by state or federal law.3.15. "Public waters" means any body of water that is not privately owned; i.e., any body of water that is owned by the state of West Virginia or dually owned by West Virginia and a bordering state.3.16. "Restricted aquatic species" means a class of aquatic organisms that is prohibited from release into West Virginia waters by state or federal agencies.3.17. "Special methods" means a test or tool that is not commonly used to test for general diseases, but that is used to diagnose a specific disease.3.18. "Specific pathogen-free" means an organism that, through a variety of husbandry and therapeutic methods, is known to be free of a particular disease.3.19. "State Veterinarian" means the state animal health official, a member of the national Assembly of State Animal Health Officials who: oversees and implements programs in Laboratory Services and Veterinary Services; provides support to West Virginia's animal agriculture industry; administers laws, and rule and regulations that apply to health requirements for livestock and poultry, to strive to prevent and control the spread of disease through commerce, both in state and out of state; and provide laboratory diagnostic services to prevent and control disease.3.20. "Susceptible species" means a class of aquatic organisms known to be vulnerable to a specific disease.