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54-706.03 Definitions.

NE Code § 54-706.03 (2019) (N/A)
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54-706.03. Definitions.

For purposes of the Bovine Tuberculosis Act, the definitions found in the federal regulations and rules adopted by reference in section 54-706.04 shall be used and:

(1) Accredited veterinarian means a veterinarian approved by the Administrator of APHIS to perform functions required by cooperative state-federal animal disease control and eradication programs;

(2) Animal means all vertebrate members of the animal kingdom except humans or wild animals at large;

(3) APHIS means the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture;

(4) Bovine means cattle and bison;

(5) Department means the Department of Agriculture or its authorized designee;

(6) Designated accredited veterinarian means an accredited veterinarian trained and approved to conduct specific bovine tuberculosis tests such as the bovine interferon gamma assay, other bovine tuberculosis program activities, or both; and

(7) State Veterinarian means the veterinarian in charge of the Bureau of Animal Industry within the department or his or her designee, subordinate to the Director of Agriculture.

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