R58-23-2. Definitions

(A) Accredited Veterinarian - means a veterinarian approved by the Deputy Administrator of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS) in accordance with provisions of 9 CFR Part 161.

(B) Approved Facility - means a facility that has current written approval from the State Veterinarian to house and/or breed a carrier stallion in the state of Utah.

(C) Approved Laboratory - means a laboratory that has been approved by the State Veterinarian.

(D) Carrier Stallion - means any stallion that tests positive for EAV, but has no proof of a negative semen test.

(E) Equine or Equid - means any animal in the family Equidae, including, but not limited to horses, asses, mules, ponies, and zebras.

(F) Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) - means an infectious disease of equids caused by Equine Arteritis Virus (EAV). The disease is characterized by abortion in pregnant mares, illness and death in young foals, inflammation of blood vessels resulting in edema and the potential of establishing a carrier state in stallions.

(G) Equine Arteritis Virus (EAV) - means the viral organism that causes Equine Viral Arteritis.

(H) EVA Positive - means an equid who has been identified as having tested positive to EAV.