{"data":{"id":"us-va/2vac5-206-50","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"2VAC5-206-50","heading":"Scrapie management","body":"All known cases of scrapie and any sheep or goat known to originate from a scrapie-infected or source flock or to have had contact with scrapie-infected animals, unless determined not to be a high-risk animal and released for movement by the state of origin, or any sheep or goat showing clinical signs of scrapie not known to be caused by some other disease or injury shall be isolated from all other nonaffected animals and reported by an accredited veterinarian to the State Veterinarian within 24 hours of the isolation.\n\nUpon notification of known cases of scrapie and all suspected cases of scrapie, or that a flock received a high-risk animal, was the flock of birth of a positive animal, or was the flock in which a scrapie positive female animal resided, the  flock shall be quarantined, investigated, all animals in the  flock individually identified, and a risk analysis conducted. A diagnostic plan shall be developed and reviewed by the State Veterinarian utilizing approved live diagnostic tests and submission of appropriate samples to an approved laboratory for scrapie testing upon the death or destruction of any animals in a  flock quarantined for scrapie. All  flocks shall remain under quarantine until a determination of the status of the  flock is made. Animals that are not needed for testing to determine the status of the flock and that are not high-risk, suspect, or positive animals may be released based on a risk assessment or as provided in a flock plan. All  flocks under quarantine shall be examined at least yearly, or more frequently as determined by the State Veterinarian, and an inventory of all animals in the  flock recorded with all deaths, sales to slaughter, as allowed by the State Veterinarian and destruction accounted for. Upon confirmation of the existence of scrapie in a  flock, a thorough epidemiological report of all source flocks  and contacts with other animals shall be documented and a risk analysis conducted. Subsequently  flocks that are identified as source or as infected flocks  and  all flocks that received high-risk animals shall be quarantined, investigated, all animals in  flock individually identified, and  testing conducted if needed to determine the status of the flock. Trace information for scrapie positive and high-risk animals to flocks outside Virginia will be reported to the affected state as well as APHIS.\n\nTest positive or suspect animals shall be moved only with the approval of the State Veterinarian, for transportation to a USDA-approved research facility or for the purpose of destruction.\n\nAll known scrapie-infected and source  flocks and high-risk animals shall be quarantined with movements of animals only (i) to slaughter, (ii) to feedlots under permit and quarantine for later movement to slaughter, (iii) for destruction, or (iv) to a USDA-approved research facility. Animals destroyed as a result of this section will be disposed of in a manner approved by the State Veterinarian.\n\nInfected and source flocks may be released from quarantine after completion of a USDA  flock plan or in  a USDA-approved pilot project  flock plan that includes the owners agreement to comply with a five-year postexposure monitoring and management plan. The State Veterinarian may release any suspected case of scrapie from quarantine when other causes of the symptoms are confirmed and scrapie has not been diagnosed.\n\nAny  flock under quarantine that has not had a test positive confirmation  for scrapie diagnosis within five years that has followed the  USDA-approved flock plan shall be released from quarantine. The State Veterinarian may release any  flock from quarantine based on epidemiological or diagnostic factors.","path":["Title 2. Agriculture","Agency 5. Department of Agriculture And Consumer Services","Chapter 206. Regulation for Scrapie Eradication"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title2/agency5/chapter206/section50/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:51Z","sha256":"1001948105929b97b31361ee76a15121e1224670a5ff01c98f1b35c8dd4698a9","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/2vac5-206-40","next":"us-va/2vac5-210-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}