N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 1 § 57.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 57.2 - Definitions

As used in this Part, unless otherwise expressly stated, or unless the content or subject matter otherwise requires:

(a) Baby poultry means poultry which have not been fed or watered.

(b) Commissioner means the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Markets.

(c) Department means the Department of Agriculture and Markets.

(d) Flock means all poultry on a single premises.

(e) Flock owner means a person maintaining a flock.

(f) Fowl typhoid or typhoid means a disease of poultry caused by Salmonella gallinarum.

(g) Hatchery means hatching equipment in or on specified premises operated or controlled by any person and used in hatching poultry.

(h) Hatching eggs means eggs for use in a hatchery to hatch baby poultry or to produce embryonated eggs.

(i) Multiplier breeding flock means a flock whose origin is a primary breeding flock and whose product is used solely for the production of commercial eggs or meat and whose progeny may not be used for breeding.

(j) Official agent means any person authorized by the commissioner to carry out the provisions of this Part.

(k) Official tests means one of the following tests conducted by or under supervision of an official agent: whole blood plate tests, serum plate tests, tube agglutination tests, or other tests approved under National Poultry Improvement Plan.

(l) Person means a natural person, firm, corporation, association or partnership.

(m) Poultry means any domesticated bird or birds whose eggs or meat may serve as a source or food.

(n) Primary breeding flock means a flock composed or one or more poultry generations maintained for the purpose of establishing, continuing or improving parent lines.

(o) Products means poultry breeding stock and hatching eggs, baby poultry and started poultry.

(p) Program means the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Pullorum-Typhoid Disease Control Program.

(q) Pullorum disease or pollorum means a disease of poultry caused by Salmonella pullorum.

(r) Started poultry means poultry which have been fed and watered and have not reached the minimum official test age.

(s) Salmonella enteritidis means the organism Salmonella enteritidis serotype enteritidis.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 1 § 57.2