department, cleaning and disinfection will serve no purpose. By way of example only, cleaning and disinfection will generally serve no purpose in a newly constructed building that has never been occupied. Effective 1/30/91 901:1-18-04. EXHIBITORS (A) No person shall present for exhibition or exhibit an animal which he knows or has reason to suspect is affected with or has been exposed to a dangerously contagious or infectious disease or residue. (B) The owner or bailee of an animal with symptoms of an infectious or contagious disease shall, when directed by an exhibition official, the approved veterinarian, or an employee of the Ohio Department of Agriculture immediately remove the animal from the exhibition premises. (C) Upon request, each person who presents for exhibition or exhibits an animal, shall make available any certificate of veterinary inspection, registration certificates, vaccination certificate and other documents to exhibition official, the approved veterinarian or an employee of the Ohio Department of Agriculture. (D) Each person who presents for exhibition or exhibits an animal for which a certificate of veterinary inspection is required by rules 901: 1-18-01 to 901: 1-18-11 of the Administrative Code shall forward a copy of the certificate of veterinary inspection to the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Division of Animal Industry. 901:1-18-05. POULTRY AND FOWL (A) All turkeys, chickens and game birds moved within or imported into Ohio for exhibition must: (1) Originate directly from a flock or hatchery which is a participant in national poultry improvement plan for the eradication of disease and be accompanied by documentary evidence that they meet the requirement of this paragraph; or (2) Originate directly from a flock which has had a negative test for pullorum/fowl typhoid disease within twelve months preceding the opening date of exhibition and be accompanied by documentary evidence that they meet the requirement of this paragraph; or (3) Have had a negative test for pullorum/fowl typhoid disease, within ninety days, preceding the opening date of the exhibition and be accompanied by documentary evidence that they meet the requirement of this paragraph; or (4) Be tested for pullorum/fowl typhoid disease upon arrival at the exhibition by a tester approved by the Ohio Department of Agriculture and found negative. (B) The rapid whole blood test shall not be used to test turkeys for compliance with the requirements of paragraphs (A) (2), (A) (3), and (A) (4) of this rule. (C) Waterfowl, doves and pigeons are exempt from this rule. Effective 3/12/90 901:1-18-06. CATTLE (A) All cattle moved within Ohio for exhibition: (1) The animals presented for exhibition must show no symptoms or evidence of an infectious or contagious disease. (B) All cattle imported into Ohio for exhibition must: (1) Be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection issued within thirty days preceding the opening date of the exhibition; (2) Originate from a tuberculosis-accredited free herd, an accredited free state or zone, or a modified accredited advanced state or zone; Effective 6/01/01 (3) If originate from a modified accredited state or zone must comply with Rule 901:1-17-03 of the Administrative Code; Effective 6/01/01 (4) If originate from an accreditation preparatory or a non-accredited state or zone are prohibited from exhibition; (5) If from a Brucellosis Class A state or area/zone must be negative to an official Brucellosis test within thirty days of the opening date of the exhibition unless; they are under six months of age, steers, or official vaccinates under twenty months of age (Dairy) or twenty-four-months of age (Beef); and (6) If from a Brucellosis Class B or C state or area/zone must meet all requirements for pre-entry testing as specified in 9 C.F.R. 78.9 and obtain an Ohio permit prior to movement. (C) Cattle from a Brucellosis certified free herd or class free state or area/zone are not required to be Brucellosis tested. Effective 1/30/91 151
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