54-1368. Terms, defined.

As used in sections 54-1367 to 54-1384, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) Brucellosis, also known as Bang's disease, shall mean the disease wherein an animal is infected with Brucella Abortus or contagious abortion, Brucella Suis, or Brucella Melitensis;

(2) Animal shall mean cattle and bison;

(3) Livestock shall mean cattle and bison;

(4) Department shall mean the Department of Agriculture;

(5) Market livestock shall mean animals of an age, sex, and status set out in regulations promulgated under sections 54-1367 to 54-1384, which animals shall be subject to testing under the market livestock brucellosis testing program;

(6) Eligible animals shall mean animals of an age, sex, and status set out in regulations promulgated under sections 54-1367 to 54-1384, which animals shall be subject to testing under the brucellosis eradication program;

(7) Testing shall mean the taking of an official test for the presence of brucellosis designated in the regulations promulgated under sections 54-1367 to 54-1384;

(8) Negative shall mean an animal that has been tested for brucellosis and determined not to have the disease;

(9) Reactor or infected animal shall mean an animal that has been tested for brucellosis and determined to be infected with the disease;

(10) Suspect shall mean an animal that has been tested for brucellosis and, based upon the test results, cannot be clearly classified as either negative or a reactor without further testing or other epidemiological evaluation;

(11) Exposed animals shall mean animals that either are part of a herd in which a reactor has been present, or animals that have had a reasonable opportunity to come in contact with an infected herd or a reactor. Exposed animals shall include animals in a herd adjacent to an infected herd;

(12) Infected herd shall mean a herd that contains or has contained an infected animal and has not yet been released from quarantine;

(13) Exposed herd shall mean a herd containing an exposed animal; and

(14) Herd shall mean a group of animals of like species maintained on common ground, or two or more groups of animals under common ownership or control on separate premises with an interchange of animals.

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