165B.1 - DEFINITIONS.
165B.1 DEFINITIONS.
1. "Concentration point" means a location or facility where
poultry originating from the same or different sources are assembled
for any purpose. However, a concentration point does not include an
animal feeding operation as defined in section 459.102 if the poultry
are provided care and feeding for purposes of egg production or
slaughter.
2. "Department" means the department of agriculture and land
stewardship.
3. "Law enforcement officer" means a state patrol officer or
a regularly employed member of a police force of a city or county,
including but not limited to a sheriff's office, who is responsible
for the prevention and detection of a crime and the enforcement of
the criminal laws of this state.
4. "Manure" means the same as defined in section 459.102.
5. "Pathogenic virus" means any of the following:
a. A recognized serotype of the virus avian paramyxovirus
which is classified as a velogenic or mesogenic strain of that virus
and which may be transmitted to poultry.
b. A recognized serotype of the virus commonly referred to as
avian influenza which may be transmitted to poultry.
6. "Poultry" means domesticated fowl which are chickens,
ducks, or turkeys.
7. "Separate and apart" means to hold poultry so that neither
the poultry nor organic material originating from the poultry has
physical contact with other animals.
8. "Slaughtering establishment" means a slaughtering
establishment operated under the provisions of the federal Meat
Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. § 601 et seq., or a slaughtering
establishment that has been inspected by the state. Section History: Recent Form
2004 Acts, ch 1089, §2; 2005 Acts, ch 35, §31