(a)

1. (1) Regular concentration points shall be inspected for adequate sanitation and husbandry practices on a periodic basis by a representative of the Arkansas Board of Animal Health or Veterinary Services of the United States Department of Agriculture.

2. (2) The following will be evaluated:

   1. (A) In the opinion of the aforementioned inspector, the yards, chutes, pens, alleys and associated pastures must be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition; and
   2. (B)

(i) Animals infected with any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease shall be segregated from the other animals in a pen by themselves as directed by an official authorized by the board.

1. (ii) After they are removed, the pen shall be cleaned and disinfected before it is used again.
2. (3) Cleaning and disinfecting equipment, including a pressure sprayer, and a United States Department of Agriculture-approved phenol-coefficient (cresylic) disinfectant shall be maintained on the premises.

(b) Sanitation requirements concerning the handling of exposed animals and other quarantined animals, as determined by the board, at the facility:

1. (1) A quarantined pen shall be distinctly designated, marked accordingly as "Quarantine Pen", and maintained:

   1. (A) It shall be constructed so that there is no contact between reactors and nonrestricted animals;
   2. (B) The floor shall be covered with an impermeable surface;
   3. (C) Drainage from the pen shall not drain back into an area accessible to nonrestricted animals; and
   4. (D) It shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected after each sale day and before it is used again.
2. (2) In the event of an inordinate number of reactors, exposed animals, or other quarantined animals, other pens shall be designated as "overflow pens" and treated as a reactor pen after they are used.