SECTION 35:15-13-4. 1 Approval of livestock auction market laboratory to conduct diagnostic tests

  All Auction Market Laboratories shall meet the following requirements before approval is granted to conduct diagnostic tests, and no veterinarian shall conduct any test until said laboratory has been approved.

(1)   Constructed and equipped so as to be maintained at room temperature (70° to 78°) both winter and summer.

(2)   Contain a sink with running water.

(3)   Be equipped with a refrigerator in working condition.

(4)   Constructed so that the veterinarian shall have sufficient space and maintain privacy in conducting tests and filling out records and forms.

(5)   Constructed so that it can be kept clean easily and locked at all times when not in use.

(6)   Contain a work counter and sufficient shelf, locked cabinet, or storage space to store forms, official identification, etc., required by the veterinarian in performing the tests and releasing animals.

(7)   Be supplied with adequate artificial light. The electric wiring shall be adequate to carry a minimum of a centrifuge, electrical refrigerator, cooling facility, and have a minimum of two electrical outlets.

(8)   Be located so as to be convenient for the veterinarian and the public while conducting his duties as an Auction Market Veterinarian.

[Source: Amended at 26 Ok Reg 607, eff 1-13-09 (emergency); Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1809, eff 7-1-09]

Note

EDITOR’S NOTE: On 7-25-11, a permanent rule called "Management and disposition of positive equids" was added at this number (35:15-13-4), creating a duplication in numbering. The rule, which was intended to be included in a new Part 13 of Subchapter 11 of this Chapter, was editorially renumbered to 35:15-11-54 prior to codification.