(a) Market or sale veterinarians shall:
- (1) Collect blood samples of five cubic centimeters in a blood collection tube with identification of each equine presented for test;
- (2) Properly identify each equine tested on a Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services form as to name, age, sex, breed, color and markings, brands, tattoos, scars; and
- (3) Mail blood and form to an approved laboratory by the end of the next business day following the sale.
- (b) Each market veterinarian involved in the equine infectious anemia (EIA) program shall notify the State Veterinarian of such involvement.
History Note: Authority G.S. 106‑405.17; S.L. 1999-237, s. 13.6;
Temporary Adoption Eff. October 1, 1999;
Eff. April 1, 2001;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 26, 2017.