Appendix A— Code of Federal Regulations 



SUBCHAPTER J~ACCREDITATION OF VETERINARIANS AND 

 SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF SUCH ACCREDITATION 



PART 160— DEFINITION OF TERMS 



authority: 15 U.S.C. 1828; 21 U.S.C. 105. 

 111-114, 114a, 114a-l, 115. 116, 120. 121, 125, 134b, 

 134f, 612, and 613; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4. 

 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80. and 371.4. 



§ 160.1 Definitions. 



For the purposes of this subchapter 

 the following words, phrases, names 

 and terms shall be construed, respec- 

 tively, to mean: 



Accredited veterinarian.^ A veteri- 

 narian approved by the Administrator 

 in accordance with the provisions of 

 part 161 of this subchapter to perform 

 functions specified in subchapters B, C, 

 and D of this chapter. 



Administrator. The Administrator of 

 the Animal and Plant Health Inspec- 

 tion Service or any individual author- 

 ized to act for the Administrator. 



Animal, animals. All animals except 

 humans, including but not limited to 

 cattle, sheep, goats, other ruminants, 

 swine, horses, asses, mules, zebras, 

 birds, and poultry. 



Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

 Service. The Animal and Plant Health 

 Inspection Service, United States De- 

 partment of Agriculture. 



APHIS. The Animal and Plant Health 

 Inspection Service. 



Approved digital signature. Digital sig- 

 natures approved by the Administrator 

 for electronic transmission, for exam- 

 ple, via a computer. To be approved, a 

 digital signature must be able to verify 

 the identity of the accredited veteri- 

 narian signing the document and indi- 

 cate if the integrity of the data in the 

 signed document was compromised. 



Examine, examination. Physical study 

 of an individual animal that enables an 



^Tlie provisions of subchapters B, C, and D 

 of this chapter authorize Federal and State 

 veterinarians and accredited veterinarians 

 to perform specified functions. Full-time 

 Federal (including military) and State em- 

 ployed veterinarians are authorized to per- 

 form such functions, pursuant to delegation 

 of authority by the Administrator or cooper- 

 ative agreements without specific accredita- 

 tion under the provisions of this subchapter. 



accredited veterinarian to determine if 

 any abnormality in physical condition 

 or bodily function is suggestive of clin- 

 ical signs of communicable disease. 



Inspect, inspection. Visual study of 

 the physical appearance, physical con- 

 dition, and behavior of animals (singly 

 or in groups) that enables an accred- 

 ited veterinarian to determine whether 

 any abnormality in physical condition 

 or bodily function is evident. 



Issue. The distribution, including 

 electronic transmission, of an official 

 animal health document that has been 

 signed. 



Official certificate, form, record, report, 

 tag, band, or other identification. Means 

 any certificate, form, record, report, 

 tag, band, or other identification, pre- 

 scribed by statute or by regulations 

 issued by the Administrator, for use by 

 an accredited veterinarian performing 

 official functions under this sub- 

 chapter. 



Regular health maintenance program. 

 An arrangement between an accredited 

 veterinarian and a livestock producer 

 whereby the veterinarian inspects 

 every animal on the premises of the 

 producer at least once every 30 days. 



Sign, (Signed). For an accredited vet- 

 erinarian to put his or her signature in 

 his or her own hand, or by means of an 

 approved digital signature, on a certifi- 

 cate, form, record, or report. No certifi- 

 cate, form, record, or report is signed 

 if: 



(1) Someone other than the accred- 

 ited veterinarian has signed it on be- 

 half of or in the name of the accredited 

 veterinarian, regardless of the author- 

 ity granted them by the accredited vet- 

 erinarian; or 



(2) If any mechanical device, other 

 than an approved digital signature, has 

 been used to affix the signature. 



State. Any State, the District of Co- 

 lumbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the North- 

 ern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands 

 of the United States, and any other 

 territory or possession of the United 

 States. 



State Animal Health Official. The 

 State animal health official who is re- 

 sponsible for the livestock and poultry 



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