| (a) An official backtag is a United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS) approved identification backtag.
The backtag must conform to the national uniform tagging system and
uniquely identify each individual animal with alphanumeric identification.
(b) Livestock markets that handle feeder or breeding
swine must have well-constructed, well-lighted, concrete or other
approved imperviously surfaced pens. If adequate pens are not constructed
at any market, no further sales of feeder or breeding swine shall
be permitted at that market.
(c) Feeder and breeding swine must be maintained separately
from slaughter swine. Feeder and breeding swine must be sold before
the sale ring is used for slaughter swine.
(d) No feeder or breeding swine may remain in the livestock
market for more than 72 hours. No slaughter swine may remain in the
livestock market for more than 120 hours (five days).
(e) No slaughter swine shall be released from the livestock
market unless the slaughter swine are:
(1) consigned for immediate slaughter; or
(2) consigned to one other livestock market for sale
only to slaughter as long as dealer records are maintained on both
the buyer and seller, and swine are moved under permit when moving
from markets that are not approved under 9 CFR §71.20.
(f) When there is evidence of classical swine fever
within a livestock market, all swine therein shall be immediately
quarantined. No swine movement into, out of, or within the market
shall be allowed until permitted by a representative of the commission.
(g) Market identification with an official backtag
is required on all test eligible swine in each consignment to a livestock
market. The market shall record the following information on each
consignment to the market:
(1) full name, street address and/or route address
and zip code of the owner or caretaker of the swine at the time of
delivery to the market;
(2) backtag number with prefix for each head of swine;
and
(3) delivery vehicle license number.
(h) Requirements for testing test-eligible swine at
the market.
(1) Blood samples shall be collected from test-eligible
swine that are sold for testing for swine brucellosis and pseudorabies.
These samples may be collected either prior to or after sale but prior
to leaving the market.
(2) If result of the blood test is unknown prior to
leaving the market, swine may be moved to the buyer's premises under
permit and hold order pending result of that test.
(3) Swine that originate directly from a herd with
a recognized free status for that disease or if they were tested negative
within the previous 30 days are exempt from the testing requirement.
Proof of a disease-free status or negative test must be presented
at time of sale.
(4) Each animal(s) tested shall be officially identified
by a USDA Veterinary Services approved identification eartag (metal,
plastic, or other) that conform to the nine-character alphanumeric
National Uniform Eartagging System and an official backtag.
(5) Pursuant to §55.8 this title, the market shall
maintain official backtag information correlating the backtag number
to both the seller and the buyer of those swine for a minimum of two
years from the date of the transaction.
(6) At the time of blood sample collection, a swine
test chart (TAHC Form 91-26 or VS Form 4-54S) shall be completed in
its entirety.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §55.4 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective July 1, 1990, 15 TexReg 3085; amended to be effective October 15, 1995, 20 TexReg 7483; amended to be effective July 16, 1997, 22 TexReg 6733; amended to be effective September 6, 1998, 23 TexReg 8831; amended to be effective March 16, 2005, 30 TexReg 1441; amended to be effective October 21, 2021, 46 TexReg 7044 |
