The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) Accredited veterinarian--A veterinarian approved by USDA under the provisions of Title 9, Part 161, Code of Federal Regulations, to perform specified functions required by cooperative state-federal disease control eradication programs.

2. (2) Approved personnel--

   1. (A) veterinarians and inspectors employed by the commission;
   2. (B) USDA-APHIS, VS veterinary medical officers and animal health technicians;

   3. (C) veterinarians who:

      1. (i) are licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Texas; and
      2. (ii) are accredited by USDA-APHIS, VS for the State of Texas; and
      3. (iii) have satisfactorily completed Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) brucellosis training or provide documentation that they have satisfactorily completed substantially similar brucellosis training in another state; and
   4. (D) veterinarians' technicians and/or employees who have satisfactorily completed TAHC brucellosis training.
3. (3) Calfhood Vaccination--Vaccination of female cattle between four and twelve months of age with an approved Brucella vaccine at the appropriate dosage.
4. (4) Card test permit--A permit issued by USDA-APHIS, VS to an approved person certifying that card test training has been satisfactorily completed at a state-federal laboratory and that the individual is authorized to conduct the card test according to the requirements and standards for approved personnel and the brucellosis laws and regulations.
5. (5) Commission--The Texas Animal Health Commission.
6. (6) Discrepancy--Differing result between the card test performed by an approved person and the card test performed by the state-federal laboratory.
7. (7) Fraudulent blood sample--An adulterated sample or a sample that was collected from an animal other than the animal indicated on the test document.
8. (8) Official eartag--A Veterinary Services approved identification eartag that conforms to the nine-character alphanumeric national uniform eartagging system. It uniquely identifies each individual animal. The term includes the orange-colored eartag series used to identify calfhood vaccinates.
9. (9) Ownership information--Seller's full name and address, including zip code.
10. (10) Veterinarian's technician--An approved person who works under the direct supervision of an approved veterinarian unless specifically exempted under these rules, or rules of the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners as provided in Title 22 of the Texas Administrative Code, Part 24, Chapter 573, and entitled Supervision of Personnel, to perform certain procedures under general supervision.
11. (11) Veterinary services--An agency of the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

Source Note:The provisions of this §47.1 adopted to be effective December 18, 1992, 17 TexReg 8288; amended to be effective October 15, 1995, 20 TexReg 7483; amended to be effective April 8, 2001, 26 TexReg 2536; amended to be effective December 31, 2006, 31 TexReg 10297.