Proposed Text
2VAC5-30-10. Normal reporting.
Any person practicing veterinary medicine, any person or firm operating a laboratory for the diagnosis of livestock or poultry diseases, and any other reporting entity designated by the State Veterinarian within the Commonwealth of Virginia shall, between the first and tenth day of each month for the month preceding, report to the State Veterinarian the existence of those contagious or infectious diseases among livestock and poultry known to him listed on Schedule B of form VDACS-03016 (8/87), "Reportable Diseases of Virginia Livestock and Poultry." Reports may be filed electronically in a manner specified by VDACS, including, but not limited to, electronic mail or by completing any forms provided online by VDACS.
Statutory Authority
§§3.1-724 and 3.1-726 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR115-02-01 §1, eff. November 2, 1990; amended, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 17, eff. June 12, 2008.
2VAC5-30-20. Special reporting.
Any person practicing veterinary medicine, any person or firm operating a laboratory for the diagnosis of livestock or poultry diseases, and any other reporting entity designated by the State Veterinarian within the Commonwealth of Virginia shall report within 24 hours by telephone to the State Veterinarian: (i) the existence of anthrax, glanders, or any vesicular or exotic disease or any other disease of livestock or poultry known to him listed on Schedule A of form VDACS-03016 (8/87), "Reportable Diseases of Virginia Livestock and Poultry"; and (ii) the existence of any disease of poultry listed on Schedule A of form VDACS-03016 (8/87), "Reportable Diseases of Virginia Livestock and Poultry." If for any reason the State Veterinarian is not immediately available by telephone, such report shall be made directly to any veterinarian in the employ of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Reports may be filed electronically in a manner specified by VDACS, including, but not limited to, electronic mail or by completing any forms provided online by VDACS.
Statutory Authority
§§3.1-724 and 3.1-726 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR115-02-01 §2, eff. November 2, 1990; amended Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 17, eff. June 12, 2008.