Iowa Code 166D.12 – Concentration points
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1. For swine from a noninfected herd, the swine may be moved through any concentration point. All of the following shall apply:
a. Breeding swine must be kept separate and apart from feeder pigs.
b. Breeding swine must be sold first.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 166D.12
- Concentration point: includes a public stockyard, auction market, street market, state or federal market, untested consignment sales location, buying station, or a livestock dealer's yard, truck, or facility. See Iowa Code 166D.2
- Department: means the department of environmental quality in a reference to a time before July 1, 1983, the department of water, air and waste management in a reference to a time on or after July 1, 1983, and through June 30, 1986, and the department of natural resources on or after July 1, 1986, and includes any officer or agency within that department. See Iowa Code 172D.1
- Exposed: means an animal that has not been kept separate and apart or isolated from livestock infected with pseudorabies, including all swine in a known infected herd. See Iowa Code 166D.2
- Fixed concentration point: means a concentration point which is a permanent location where swine are assembled for purposes of sale and movement to a slaughtering establishment as provided in section 166D. See Iowa Code 166D.2
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Herd: means a group of swine as established by departmental rule. See Iowa Code 166D.2
- Herd of unknown status: means all swine except swine which are part of a known infected herd, swine known to have been exposed to pseudorabies, or swine which are part of a noninfected herd. See Iowa Code 166D.2
- Infected: means infected with pseudorabies as determined by an epidemiologist whose diagnosis is supported by test results. See Iowa Code 166D.2
- Livestock: means cattle, sheep, swine, ostriches, rheas, emus, poultry, and other animals or fowl, which are being produced primarily for use as food or food products for human consumption. See Iowa Code 172D.1
- Livestock: means swine, cattle, sheep, goats, horses, ostriches, rheas, or emus. See Iowa Code 166D.2
- movement: means the same as defined in section 163. See Iowa Code 166D.2
- Noninfected herd: means a herd which is one of the following:a. See Iowa Code 166D.2
- Owner: shall mean the person holding record title to real estate to include both legal and equitable interests under recorded real estate contracts. See Iowa Code 172D.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Pseudorabies: means the contagious, infectious, and communicable disease of livestock and other animals known as Aujeszky's disease, mad itch, or infectious bulbar paralysis. See Iowa Code 166D.2
- Restricted movement: means swine which are moved or relocated as provided in section 166D. See Iowa Code 166D.2
- Separate and apart: means to hold swine so that neither the swine nor organic material originating from the swine has physical contact with other animals. See Iowa Code 166D.2
- Slaughtering establishment: means a slaughtering establishment operated under the provision of the federal Meat Inspection Act, 21 U. See Iowa Code 166D.2
2. a. For swine other than swine from a noninfected herd, the swine shall not be moved through a concentration point other than a fixed concentration point, as required by the department. A fixed concentration point shall be used exclusively for the following:(1) The movement of livestock other than swine.(2) The immediate movement of swine to a slaughtering establishment.b. A fixed concentration point shall never be used for the movement of swine other than to a slaughtering establishment.c. (1) Except as provided in subparagraph (2), a person shall not move swine subject to restricted movement to or from a fixed concentration point or receive swine subject to restricted movement at a fixed concentration point, unless the swine is moved and received in compliance with section 166D.10A.(2) A person may move swine from a herd of unknown status from a fixed concentration point other than by restricted movement as provided in section 166D.10A, if the person moves the swine directly to another fixed concentration point or to a slaughtering establishment.d. Livestock, other than swine, moved to the fixed concentration point must be kept separate and apart.e. If an infected swine, exposed swine, or swine from a herd of unknown status is moved through a fixed concentration point, the owner of the fixed concentration point shall post and maintain a sign on the premises of the fixed concentration point. The sign must be posted in a conspicuous place clearly visible to persons moving livestock through the fixed concentration point. The notice shall appear in black letters a minimum of one inch high and in the following form:NOTICEThis facility may sell swine whichhave been exposed to pseudorabies.However, all swine are movedimmediately to slaughter.