Certification to perform testing or services; reports of disease diagnosis and specimens; required fees per visit; quarantine; disposition of infected flocks

(a) Each person performing any testing or poultry disease diagnostic services related to pullorum-typhoid or fowl typhoid pursuant to the poultry disease control act shall annually obtain from the commissioner certification to perform such testing or poultry disease diagnostic services and pay a certification fee of not to exceed $50. Each certification shall expire on September 30 following its issuance. (b) Each person performing poultry disease diagnostic services related to pullorum-typhoid or fowl typhoid pursuant to the poultry disease control act shall report within 48 hours to the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent the source of each poultry specimen from which salmonella pullorum or salmonella gallinarum is a reactor or is isolated. Upon receiving such report, the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent shall investigate to determine the origin of the infection. (c) Each person who requests that the commissioner or an authorized agent of the commissioner perform testing or diagnostic services related to pullorum-typhoid or fowl typhoid pursuant to the poultry disease control act shall, prior to any such requested testing being performed, pay to the commissioner a fee of not to exceed $100 per visit to each location participating in the plan. (d) Testing or poultry disease diagnostic services related to pullorum-typhoid or fowl typhoid pursuant to the poultry disease control act that is performed other than by the commissioner, an authorized agent of the commissioner or an individual certified pursuant to this section shall not be considered sufficient to support participation in the plan. (e) Each flock of poultry that is found to be infected with pullorum-typhoid or fowl typhoid shall be quarantined by the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent until: (1) It is marketed or destroyed under the supervision of the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent; or (2) it subsequently receives an official blood test conducted in accordance with the procedure for reacting flocks under subsection (a)(5) of 9 C.F.R. § 145.14, as revised as of October 5, 2020, and all members of the flock of poultry fail to demonstrate pullorum-typhoid or fowl typhoid infection. (f) All costs for testing and handling a quarantined flock of poultry shall be paid by the owner thereof.