1. (a) Swine quarantined for noncompliance with importation health requirements shall be released from quarantine only when all importation requirements are met.
2. (b) Swine quarantined in accordance with § 10.6(c) (relating to quarantine required) may be released from quarantine when the swine are determined by the Department to be pseudorabies test negative.

3. (c) A quarantine imposed upon a pseudorabies infected swine herd may be released when one of the following conditions is met:

   1. (1) The swine have been removed from the premises, the premises is thoroughly cleaned and disinfected with USDA-APHIS approved disinfection procedures in accordance with 9 CFR 85.12 and 85.13 (relating to cleaning and disinfecting means of conveyance; and cleaning and disinfecting livestock markets and other facilities) and swine have not been on the premises for 30 days or more.
   2. (2) Swine positive to an official test for pseudorabies have been removed from the premises and exposed swine which remain in the herd are negative to two official pseudorabies tests. The first test may not be less than 30 days after the last positive swine has been removed from the premises and the second test not less than 60 days after the first test.

   3. (3) Swine positive to an official test for pseudorabies have been removed from the premises and three successive random sample tests of the breeding herd and three successive random sample tests of other swine on the premises that are at least 4 months of age are negative for pseudorabies. The first test shall be done at least 30 days after removal of all positive swine; the second test shall be done at least 90 days after the first test and the third test shall be done at least 90 days after the second test. The number of swine composing a random sample for quarantine removal under this section is:

      No. of swine in herd	No. of swine to be tested
      1—10	All
      11—35	10
      36 or more	30% or 30, whichever is less

      A random sample shall include all age groups including boars.

   4. (4) An official pseudorabies epidemiologist has reviewed the herd history and determined the herd is free of pseudorabies and the swine herd meets quarantine release requirements in 9 CFR Part 85 (relating to pseudorabies).
4. (d) Animals, other than swine not exposed to an animal with symptoms of pseudorabies or a test positive animal for 10 days may be released from quarantine.

Authority

The provisions of this § 10.8 amended under sections 3 and 9 of the act of April 17, 1929 (P. L. 533, No. 236) (3 P. S. § § 343 and 349); sections 4 and 6 of the act of March 28, 1929 (P. L. 110, No. 117) (3 P. S. § § 374 and 376); section 40 of the act of July 22, 1913 (P. L. 928, No. 441) (3 P. S. § 430); and section 1702 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 442).

Source

The provisions of this § 10.8 adopted March 9, 1982, effective May 19, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 979; amended August 16, 1991, effective August 17, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 3688; amended May 10, 1996, effective May 11, 1996, 26 Pa.B. 2184. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (160959) to (160960).