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NEW 2006 OHIO EXHIBITION RULES

INSPECTION AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS OF LIVESTOCK EXHIBITED IN OHIO

Our fair will operate under the provisions of Ohio’s Livestock Show Reform Act and under all applicable Ohio Department of

Agriculture Administrative Code Rules. This law and the amended rules may be viewed and/or secured from the Fair Manager

beginning June 24th.

RULES 901: 1-18-01, CHAPTER’S APPLICATION

(A) Animals listed in this Chapter when moved or imported into Ohio for exhibition purposes only shall comply with the requirements of this chapter and when in compliance with the provision of this chapter shall, with the exception of rules governing movement and importation of quarantined animals, be exempt from any other rules governing movement within or importation into Ohio.

(B) Animals moved within or imported into Ohio fro any purpose in addition to exhibition shall meet all movement and import requirements of Chapter 901:1-17 of the Administrative Code.

RULE 901:1-18-02 DEFINITIONS As used in this chapter

(A) “Exhibition” means any public show of animals which is sponsored by or under the control of an Ohio county or independent agricultural society organized under Chapter 1711 of the Revised Code; or the Ohio State Fair, or which is assembled for a period which exceeds thirty-six hours or contains animals or origins other than Ohio.

(B) “Certificate of Veterinary Inspection” means a form from the State of origin which has been issued and completed by a licensed accredited veterinarian attesting to the health status and identification of an animal listed thereon.

(C) “Approved Veterinarian” means any licensed and accredited veterinarian approved by the Ohio Department of Agriculture, or an employee of the Ohio Department of Agriculture or the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services.

(D) “Licensed and Accredited Veterinarian” means a person who is licensed by the State of Ohio to practice veterinary medicine and who is certified by the United States Department of Agriculture, animal plant health inspection service, veterinary services, to be an accredited veterinarian.

(E) “Residue” means any poisonous or deleterious pesticide governed by 40 C.F.R. 180, any poisonous or deleterious substance governed by 21 C.F.R. 109.6 or any other substance governed by 2 C.F.R. 556.

(F) “Contagious or infectious disease” means any disease, including any foreign animal disease, or vector, capable of transmission by any means from a carrier animal to a human or to another animal and includes dangerously contagious or infectious diseases.

(G) “Tuberculosis accredited free herd” is one that has passed at least two consecutive annual negative official tests for tuberculosis in accordance with the “Uniform Methods & Rules-Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication”, and has no other evidence of bovine tuberculosis.

RULE 901: 1– 18-03 EXHIBITIONS: SANITATION, INSPECTION AND RECORDS

(A) Each entity sponsoring an exhibition shall have in attendance an approved veterinarian for the duration of the exhibit.

(B) Each entity sponsoring an exhibition shall:

(1) Immediately, prior to an exhibition and under the direction of the approved veterinarian, thoroughly clean and disinfect each building, pen, stall, ring or other enclosure in which animals are to be quartered for exhibition.

(2) Have the approved veterinarian:

(a) Examine the certificate of veterinary inspection when required for animal brought to the exhibition.

(b) Inspect within a reasonable time of arrival each animal brought to the exhibit for symptoms of any contagious or infectious diseases.

(3) Maintain a record for one year from the date of exhibition of each animal present at the exhibit. The record shall

contain the name and address of the owner of each animal and the species and breed of the animal.

(4) May order the immediate removal of any animal which in the opinion of the approved veterinarian places other animals at unacceptable risk of disease.

(C) An exemption from the requirements of paragraph (B) (1) of this rule may be requested from the department and will be granted when, in the judgment of the 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.

RULE 901: 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 made available any certificate of veterinary

C) inspection, registration certificates, vaccination certificate, and other documents to exhibition officials, the approved

Veterinarian or an employee of the Ohio Department of Agriculture.

(D) Each person who present 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.

RULE 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 the national poultry improvement plan for the eradication of disease and are accompanied by documentary evidence that they meet the requirements of this paragraph; or

(2) Originate directly from a flock which have had a negative test for pullorum/fowl typhoid disease with 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 Agriculture and found negative.

(B) The rapid whole blood test shall not be used to test turkeys, for compliance with the requirements of paragraph (A)(2), (A)(3), and (A)(4) of this rule.

RULE 901: 1-18-06 CATTLE

(A) 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, and

(2) Originate from a tuberculosis-accredited free herd, an accredited state or zone, or a modified accredited advanced state or zone.

(3) If originate from a modified accredited state or zone must comply with rule 901; 1-17-03 of the Administrative Code.

(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.

All Cattle at the 2006 Columbiana County Fair must be accompanied by a

Certificate of veterinary inspection issued within 90 days preceding the opening day of the Fair.

RULE 901: 1-18-07 GOATS

(A) Goats moved within Ohio for exhibition: The animal presented for exhibition must show no symptoms or evidence of an infectious or contagious disease.

(B) Goats imported into Ohio for exhibition:

(1) Must be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection issued within thirty days preceding the exhibition opening date, and

(2) The animal presented for exhibition must show no symptoms or evidence of an infectious or contagious disease, and

(3) The owner and the veterinarian must attest to the following statement written on the certificate of veterinary inspection “ the goats in this shipment are not known to be under any restrictions because of scrapie”.

(4) Originate from a tuberculosis accredited free herd as defined in rule 901: 1-18-02 (G) of the Administrative Code for bovine tuberculosis eradication; or

(5) Originate from a bovine accredited free state or zone, or a bovine modified accredited advanced state or zone; or

(6) Originate from a bovine modified accredited state or zone must comply with rule 901:1-17-06 of the

Administrative Code.

(C) If originate from a bovine accreditation preparatory or a bovine non-accredited state or zone are prohibited from exhibition.

(D) Identification requirements for sexually intact goats moving within Ohio for exhibition:

(1) Official USDA goat identification in the form of an approved tag or tattoo

(2) Animals born after Jan. 1 of current year, must have official USDA goat ID and be identified to the flock or birth either by ear tag or tattoo placed either by owner or flock of birth, or purchaser.

(3) ID requirements for flocks enrolled in the Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program qualify as official USDA ID for

exhibition and interstate movement; no other special ID is needed.

(4) Ohio sheep Wethers that are less than 18 months of age, exhibited in Ohio do not require USDA identification.

RULE 901: 1-18-08 HORSES, MULES AND PONIES

(A) Horses mules and ponies moved within Ohio for exhibition.

(1) If not under quarantine and if they are free of any signs of a contagious or infectious disease, and

(2) If the animal is twelve months of age or older, the exhibition manager may require that the animal has been tested and classed negative to an official test for equine infectious anemia within twelve months of the opening date of the exhibition.

(B) Horses, mules and ponies imported into Ohio for exhibition.

(1) Shall be accompanied by an official certificate of veterinary inspection issued within thirty days of the opening date of the exhibition or obtain a permit for extended time granted by the chief of the division of animal industry as authorized in paragraph (C) of rule 901: 1-17-01 of the Administrative Code, and

(2) If the animal is twelve months of age or older, it shall be accompanied by evidence the animal was negative to an official test for equine infectious anemia within twelve months of the opening date of the exhibition; and

(3) upon request by an authorized representative of the Ohio Department of Agriculture, the person responsible for each animal must make available a chronological list of dates, places and events attended by this animal within thirty days prior to entry into Ohio.

Equine animal at the 2006 Columbiana County Fair will not be

Required to have a negative test for equine infectious anemia

RULE 901: 1-18-09 SHEEP

(A) Sheep moved with Ohio for exhibition. The animal presented for exhibition must show no symptoms or evidence of an infectious or contagious disease or exposed to scrapie unless a flock plan in completed.

(B) Sheep imported into Ohio for exhibition.

(1) Must be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection issued within thirty days preceding the exhibition opening date; and

(2) The animal presented for exhibition must show no symptoms or evidence of an infectious or contagious, disease; and

(3) The owner and the veterinarian must attest to the following statement written on the certificate of veterinary inspection “the sheep in this shipment are not known to be under any restrictions because of scrapie”

(1) Official USDA sheep identification in the form of an approved tag or tattoo

(2) Animals born after Jan 1 of current year, must have official USDA sheep ID and be identified to the flock of birth either by ear tag or tattoo placed either by owner of the flock of birth, or purchaser.

(3) ID requirements for flocks enrolled in the Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program qualify as official USDA ID for exhibition and interstate movement; no other special ID is needed.

(4) Ohio sheep Wethers that are less than 18 months of age, exhibited in Ohio do not require USDA identification.

All Sheep at the 2006 Columbiana County Fair must be accompanied by a certificate

Of veterinary inspection issued within 90 days preceding the opening date of the Fair

ALSO Federal Premise or Scrappies number.

RULE 901: 1-18-10 SWINE

(A) Swine moved within Ohio for exhibition:

(1) At a terminal show must:

(a) show no symptoms or evidence of an infectious or contagious disease, and

(b) originate from a county which sixth days prior to the exhibition opening date had no pseudo rabies

quarantined herds; and

(c) have no breeding swine present and all swine removed are delivered for immediate slaughter or to a licensed livestock facility.

Each Goat at the 2006 Columbiana County Fair must be accompanied by a certificate

(d) notwithstanding any other provisions of these rules, the manager or sponsor of the exhibition may, prior to permitting the exhibition of any porcine animal at a terminal show require proof, for example a VS form 4-33, animal disease diagnostic laboratory submission form, or a certificate of veterinary inspection, the animal has been tested and classed “negative” to an official Pseudo rabies test within forty-five days of the exhibition opening date unless;

(a) they originate immediately and directly from a Pseudo rabies qualified herd or

(ii) swine presented for show are negative to a Pseudo rabies differential test; or

(3) Will be exempt from the requirement of a certificate of veterinary inspection if they originate immediately and directly from a state V area and show no symptoms or evidence of an infectious or contagious disease.

(1) Must be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection issued within thirty days preceding the exhibition

(2) Be negative to an official Pseudo rabies test within thirty days of the exhibition opening date unless;

(a) they originate immediately and directly from a stage V area or from an area or country recognized by United States Department of Agricultural, animal plant health inspection service, veterinary services as Pseudo rabies free; or

(b) they originate immediately and directly from a Pseudo rabies qualified herd and have not been previously

(1) Be separated at all times from any other swine on the exhibition grounds by the greatest distance reasonably possible; and

(2) Be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection issued within thirty days preceding the opening date of the exhibition; and

(3) Be negative to an official Pseudo rabies test within thirty days of the Exhibition opening date unless

(a) they originate immediately and directly from a Stage V area or from an area or country recognized by United States Department of Agriculture, animal plant health inspection service, veterinary services as Pseudo rabies free, or

(b) they originate immediately and directly from a Pseudo rabies qualified herd and have not been previously

(4) Be exempt from the immediate slaughter requirement of paragraph (A) (c) of this rule.

All Swine at the 2006 Columbiana County Fair must be accompanied by a certificate

Of veterinary inspection issued within 45 days preceding exhibition opening date.

(A) Llama moved within Ohio for exhibition when presented for exhibition must show no symptoms or evidence of an infectious or contagious disease.

(1) Must be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection issued within thirty days preceding the exhibition

(2) When presented for exhibition must show no symptoms or evidence of contagious disease.

Any Llama exhibited in the 2006 Columbiana County Fair must be accompanied by a

Certificate of veterinary inspection issued within 90 days preceding opening date of the Fair

Chapter 901: - 19 of the Administrative Code “Ohio’s Livestock Tampering Exhibition Rules” will be made available to a livestock exhibitor or an adult advisor upon request.

NOTE: The Columbiana County Agricultural Society supports and adopts the Revised Code proposed by the Dept. Of Agriculture governing exhibitions, to prohibit tampering with livestock, sabotage of livestock, and use of unapproved drugs on animals for food safety and safety of the animal.