Authority: IC 15-17-3-21

Affected: IC 15-17

Sec. 2. (a) The definitions in this section:

1. (1) apply throughout this article; and
2. (2) shall control over conflicting definitions in 9 CFR 145.1 and 9 CFR 146.1.

(b) "Board" means the Indiana state board of animal health appointed under IC 15-17-3 and its official agents.

(c) "Cooperating state agency" means the official state agency and the board.

(d) "Game birds" means domesticated fowl such as:

1. (1) pheasants;
2. (2) partridge;
3. (3) quail;
4. (4) grouse; and
5. (5) guineas;

but not doves and pigeons.

(e) "National Poultry Improvement Plan" and "NPIP" means the National Poultry Improvement Plan program adopted by reference in section 1 of this rule.

(f) "Official state agency" means the Indiana state poultry association appointed under IC 15-17-10-15.

(g) "Poultry" means domesticated fowl, including the following:

1. (1) Chickens.
2. (2) Turkeys.
3. (3) Ostriches.
4. (4) Emus.
5. (5) Rheas.
6. (6) Cassowaries.
7. (7) Waterfowl.
8. (8) Game birds.

The term does not include doves and pigeons.

(h) "State animal disease control official" means the state veterinarian.

(i) "State animal health authority" means the board.

(j) "State veterinarian" means the Indiana state veterinarian appointed under IC 15-17-4.

(k) "USDA" means the United States Department of Agriculture.

(l) "Waterfowl" means domesticated fowl that normally swim, such as ducks and geese.

(Indiana State Board of Animal Health; 345 IAC 4-4-2; filed Dec 18, 2000, 9:57 a.m.: 24 IR 1341; readopted filed May 2, 2001, 1:45 p.m.: 24 IR 2895; readopted filed May 9, 2007, 3:16 p.m.: 20070516-IR-345070037RFA; errata filed Oct 3, 2008, 3:30 p.m.: 20081022-IR-345080767ACA; filed Dec 14, 2010, 4:09 p.m.: 20110112-IR-345100332FRA; filed Aug 22, 2014, 4:04 p.m.: 20140917-IR- 345140057FRA; readopted filed Jul 14, 2020, 1:42 p.m.: 20200812-IR-345200230RFA)