S.C. Code Regs. § § 27-1032

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 10, October 25, 2024

Section 27-1032 - Facilities for Handling Livestock and for Cleaning and Disinfecting of Livestock Auction Markets

(A) Facilities--Proper facilities for handling livestock shall consist of suitable pens in sufficient numbers for holding each species of livestock apart and separate. Separate pens shall be provided for livestock which may be suspected of being infected with or exposed to a contagious disease or which may show a positive reaction to a test indicating they are infected with a contagious disease.

(B) Restraint of Livestock for Examination--A satisfactory chute, holding pens and other facilities necessary, shall be available to restrain livestock for the purpose of examining, testing, and immunizing against contagious or infectious diseases.

(C) Facilities for the Livestock Auction Market Veterinarian--Facilities shall be provided for the Livestock Auction Market Veterinarian for the purpose of conducting the preliminary brucellosis blood test and for keeping such equipment, drugs and supplies as may be necessary to the conduct of his official duties.

(D) Cleaning and Disinfection--The premises, including yards, pens, alleys, and chutes shall be cleaned and disinfected in an approved manner following each sale in order to destroy any type of material which might be infected with any agent suspected of having been exposed to or harboring the causative agent or agents of any contagious or infectious disease affecting livestock.

(1) All areas within the Livestock Auction Market shall be cleaned and/or raked to the earth, and all manure and refuse removed from the Livestock Auction Market and such areas be sprayed with an approved disinfectant within 48 hours prior to the next sale.

(2) All areas in the Livestock Auction Market shall be properly drained.

(3) Bedding or the type bedding used shall be optional.

S.C. Code Regs. § 27-1032