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Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (Last Updated: June 14,2023) |
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Title22 Agriculture. Domestic Animals |
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SubTitle22-319-1_22-319-10. Control of Diseases in Swine |
| Sec. 22-319-1. Importation. Quarantine |
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All imported animals shall be reported to the commissioner of agriculture within forty-eight hours after arrival and shall remain in quarantine on the consignee's premises until released by the commissioner or his deputy. |
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(Effective October 11, 1978) |
| Sec. 22-319-2. Condemnation of diseased animals |
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All swine exhibiting symptoms of a contagious disease and indicating to the veterinarian that treatment would be of no avail shall be condemned and the carcasses disposed of so to prevent spread of the disease. |
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(Effective October 11, 1978) |
| Sec. 22-319-3. [Repealed] |
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Repealed October 11, 1978. |
| Sec. 22-319-4. Platforms for feeding |
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In order that unsanitary conditions dangerous to the health of swine be avoided, swine shall not be fed on the ground. Feeding platforms or troughs shall be used and shall be cleaned before each feeding. Platforms shall be concrete in type or of other impervious material. |
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| Sec. 22-319-5. Premises to be free of trash |
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Premises whereon swine are maintained shall be kept free of bones, cans, papers, glass and other trash, and these shall be stored in containers until removed from the premises. |
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(Effective October 11, 1978) |
| Sec. 22-319-6. Rodent and insect control |
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Operators of premises where swine are maintained shall maintain an acceptable program of rodent and insect control. |
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| Sec. 22-319-7. Disposal of solid wastes |
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Operators of premises feeding swine shall see that all solid wastes such as residual garbage and manure removed from pens, feeding platforms and buildings shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner. Acceptable methods of disposal include: (1) Burial or landfill; (2) compost; (3) cesspool; (4) spread on land and plowed under. |
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(Effective October 11, 1978) |
| Sec. 22-319-8. Disposal of liquid wastes |
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All operators of premises feeding swine shall dispose of liquid wastes in such a way as to avoid polluting receiving waters. If such wastes are disposed of on land, such disposition shall be of a nature that does not constitute an animal health hazard on the farm. |
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| Sec. 22-319-9. Construction of shelters and feeding areas |
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Operators of premises feeding swine shall so construct shelters and feeding areas that sanitary management can be maintained of the swine maintained on such premises. |
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(Effective October 11, 1978) |
| Sec. 22-319-10. Testing swine for contagious and infectious diseases |
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(a) Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the growing of swine which are to be used or disposed of elsewhere than on the premises where such swine are grown, shall have all breeding swine tested when and for any disease the Commissioner of Agriculture orders. These tests shall be conducted under the Uniform Methods and Rules of the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service when applicable. (b) Such testing shall be performed by an accredited veterinarian, a veterinarian employed by the United States Department of Agriculture or the State of Connecticut or a technician employed by the livestock division of the Connecticut Department of Agriculture under supervision of the state veterinarian. (c) The owner of any herd or animal to be so tested shall provide assistance and proper restraint for confining the animals for and during the application and diagnosis of said test. (d) Reactor or positive swine must be sold for slaughter and removed from the premises under State or Federal permit within 15 days of the date of identification. Movement for immediate slaughter must be to a slaughtering establishment where State or Federal inspection is maintained. |
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(Effective October 8, 1985) |