Section 116.10  Testing of Illinois Equidae

 

a)         When a reactor is disclosed on an official test within Illinois, the reactor and all other equidae found by the Department to be exposed shall be quarantined and owners are required to submit all exposed equidae for an equine infectious anemia (EIA) test within three months.  An animal in the family equidae has been exposed to EIA when the animal has been directly or indirectly associated (see subsection (b)) with equines having tested positive on approved diagnostic tests.  Veterinarians employed by the Department or USDA will conduct the testing at no cost to the owner.  If the owner wishes to have his or her private veterinarian conduct the test, all costs associated with the testing are the responsibility of the owner.  A retest of any remaining equidae on the premises where a reactor was disclosed and either removed under authority of the Department or euthanized shall be conducted by the Department or USDA not less than 60 days nor more than six months after the reactor has left the premises.  Negative retest results on the exposed equidae shall be reason for release from quarantine.

 

b)         Definitions

 

"Directly Associated" means:

 

the animal is maintained in a manner in which it has been stabled with, or is in direct or close physical contact with, an infected animal, its blood, or its bodily secretions; or

 

the animal is in the same environment as an infected animal where it is exposed to biting- or blood-sucking insects.

 

"Indirectly Associated" means an animal is maintained in a manner in which it is exposed to an infected animal through contact with items, including, but not limited to, veterinary instruments, hypodermic needles, feed and water containers, tack, and grooming supplies that have been in direct contact with an infected animal.

 

(Source:  Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 4522, effective March 26, 2019)

 

Section 116.20  Retesting of Reactors

 

The Department will grant a retest of reactors upon request by the owner or veterinarian.  The retest must be conducted within 15 days after the original test.

 

Section 116.30  Quarantining of Reactors

 

If the owner of a known reactor does not wish to have the reactor euthanized or removed under the authority of the Department, the animal must be quarantined for life.  The reactor must be kept at all times in an insect proof stall and cannot be removed from this enclosure, except to be euthanized.  All quarantine facilities must be in place within 15 days after the confirmatory test and be approved by the Department and will be inspected on a regular basis to make sure that the reactor is maintained under quarantine.  If the reactor is euthanized or removed under the authority of the Department, it must be done within 10 days after the confirmatory test.

 

(Source:  Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 4522, effective March 26, 2019)

 

Section 116.40  Movement of Equidae Through Livestock Sales and Livestock Auction Markets (Repealed)

 

(Source:  Repealed at 20 Ill. Reg. 16188, effective January 1, 1997)

 

Section 116.50  Falsification of Records

 

No person shall change the names, dates, description or phrases on an official certificate of veterinary inspection or equine infectious anemia test chart to evade the provisions of the law.  The veterinarian who originally drew the blood for an equine infectious anemia test may submit a corrected copy to the laboratory that conducted the test with that laboratory reissuing the official test report.  This corrected copy must be clearly marked as a corrected copy.

 

(Source:  Added at 20 Ill. Reg. 290, effective January 1, 1996)