- (1) Equine blood samples collected for official EIA tests shall be collected by a state or federal animal health official or a deputy state veterinarian who is licensed, deputized, and accredited in the state in which the animal being tested is located.
- (2) Official EIA test samples shall be accompanied to the testing laboratory by a completed official EIA test report form. The veterinarian or animal health official collecting the EIA test samples shall record the date the samples were collected and affix his/her signature to the official EIA test report.
- (3) Official EIA tests shall be conducted in a laboratory approved by USDA and the office of the state veterinarian.
Authorizing statute(s): 81-2-102, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 81-2-102, 81-2-103, MCA
History: NEW, 1998 MAR p. 2757, Eff. 10/9/98; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 2974, Eff. 12/24/10.