As used in this article: (1) 'Equine infectious anemia' means a widely spread, virus-caused disease of the horse, commonly known as swamp fever, which is infectious in nature and spreads by improper use of hypodermic needles, other instruments, and insects. The disease may be acute, subacute, chronic, or inapparent. (2) 'Horse' means a member of the equine family over six months of age including horses, mules, asses, zebras, or other equidae. (3) 'State veterinarian' means the state veterinarian as defined by Section 47-13-20. (4) 'Accredited veterinarian' means a licensed veterinarian approved by the United States Department of Agriculture and the state veterinarian. (5) 'Reactor' means a horse that reacts positively to an approved serological test performed by an approved laboratory. (6) 'Date of test' means date blood sample is collected from the horse. (7) 'Exposed horse' means a horse which the state veterinarian or his authorized representative has reasonable grounds to believe has been exposed to equine infectious anemia. (8) 'Quarantine' means confinement of an exposed horse to an area not less than two hundred yards from another unaffected horse, with no horses being eve has been exposed to equine infectious anemia. (8) 'Quarantine' means confinement of an exposed horse to an area not less than two hundred yards from another unaffected horse, with no horses being admitted or leaving the premises. (9) 'Isolation' means confinement of a reactor horse to an area not less than two hundred yards from another unaffected horse until a blood sample submitted from the reactor horse provides a negative Coggins test from a laboratory approved within the State or death. HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 400 Section 1; 1990 Act No. 375, Section 1, eff March 19, 1990; 1993 Act No. 33, Section 1, eff April 22, 1993.
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