Authority: IC 15-17-3-21

Affected: IC 15-17

Sec. 5. (a) The owner must quarantine a reactor to the owner's premises from the time the owner is notified of the animal's reactor status until such time as a permit to move the animal is obtained from the state veterinarian. The state veterinarian may issue a permit to move a reactor if moving the animal furthers the goal of containing the spread of E.I.A.

(b) The owner of a reactor may elect to have the animal retested for E.I.A. one (1) time before identification is applied under subsection (c) and a disposition is chosen under subsection (d) if the following requirements are met:

1. (1) The retest must be conducted by board personnel or a licensed, accredited veterinarian designated by the state veterinarian.
2. (2) The retest must be completed within fourteen (14) days of the reporting date from the first test.

(c) A reactor must be permanently branded on the left side of the neck with the number 32 followed by the letter A, (32A). The following apply to the branding required in this subsection:

1. (1) The brand must be applied by a board employee or a person designated by the state veterinarian.
2. (2) The brand must be applied not later than fourteen (14) days after the reporting date from the E.I.A. positive test or retest, whichever is later.

3. (3) The brand must be:

   1. (A) at least two (2) inches in size; and
   2. (B) applied using a chemical brand or freeze-marking technique.

(d) The owner of a reactor must handle the reactor by complying with one (1) of the following requirements:

1. (1) Confining the reactor to the owner's premises in an area that is not less than two hundred (200) yards from any other area used to hold equines that are not reactors. Reactors must be separated from E.I.A. negative animals at all times. Reactors must be housed in a fly controlled environment. The owner must implement a fly control program utilizing at least one (1) of the following:

   1. (A) Fly baits or strips.
   2. (B) Electric bug killers.
   3. (C) Application of a registered pesticide according to its label.
2. (2) Euthanizing the reactor. The owner shall notify the state veterinarian not later than forty-eight (48) hours prior to euthanizing the animal. The state veterinarian may require that a board employee witness the euthanasia or that the owner submit proof of the act.
3. (3) Delivering the reactor to a slaughter establishment or to a market to be sold for slaughter. The owner shall secure a slaughter permit from the state veterinarian or his agent by contacting the board not less than forty-eight (48) hours prior to loading a reactor for shipment. The state veterinarian may order that the reactor must move under official seal issued by the board.

(e) The owner of a reactor must do the following:

1. (1) Notify the board of the method chosen to handle the E.I.A. reactor under subsection (d) not more than fourteen (14) days after the reporting date for the E.I.A. positive test or retest, whichever is later.
2. (2) Comply with the requirements for the method chosen to handle the E.I.A. reactor under subsection (d) not later than thirty (30) days after the reporting date for the E.I.A. positive test or retest, whichever is later.

(f) The board will not pay any indemnity or loss of value for any animal that tests positive for E.I.A.

(Indiana State Board of Animal Health; Reg 79-2, Title V; filed Dec 17, 1979, 12:45 p.m.: 3 IR 196; filed Feb 13, 1987, 2:15 p.m.: 10 IR 1382; filed Feb 7, 2000, 3:28 p.m.: 23 IR 1375; readopted filed May 2, 2001, 1:45 p.m.: 24 IR 2895; readopted filed May 9, 2007, 3:16 p.m.: 20070516-IR-345070037RFA; readopted filed Aug 7, 2013, 8:32 a.m.: 20130904-IR-345130236RFA; readopted filed Jul 10, 2019, 3:50 p.m.: 20190814-IR-345190168RFA; readopted filed Oct 15, 2025, 3:08 p.m.: 20251105-IR-345240625RFA)