For the purpose of this chapter:

"Animal" means any animal species except fish and insects including all those so classified as wild, captive wild, exotic wild, alternative livestock, semidomesticated, domestic or farm.

(("OIE notifiable disease list" means the diseases listed by the OIE in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (22nd Edition, 2013). The OIE notifiable disease list may be found on the internet at: http://www.oie.int/en/international-standard-setting/terrestrial-code/. The list may also be found in the Washington state department of agriculture's Animal Health Handbook for Veterinarians.

"OIE" means Office International des Epizooties. The OIE is the World Organization of Animal Health.))

"Reportable disease list" means the list of diseases ((that include the OIE notifiable disease list and other diseases listed in this chapter))identified in Table 1 of WAC 16-70-020.

"Veterinary laboratory" means a private or state-funded place equipped for performing diagnostic or investigative procedures on submitted specimens from animals and fish by personnel ((whose primary duties are to conduct such procedures))who conduct such procedures for, and report to, Washington state licensed veterinarians or sample submitter.

(((1) Any veterinary laboratory or person licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the state of Washington shall immediately report to the office of the state veterinarian the existence or suspected existence among any animals within the state of any reportable or notifiable diseases as published by the OIE (effective May 2013) or in this chapter.

(c) The OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code can be found on the internet http://www.oie.int/en/international-standard-setting/terrestrial-code/access-online/. The Terrestrial Animal Health Code is available in web format; a hard copy version may be ordered from OIE.))(1) All licensed veterinarians must immediately notify the state veterinarian of:

(1) All veterinary laboratories must notify the state veterinarian of preliminary and final positive test results of diseases identified in WAC 16-70-010 (1)(a) and (b) as follows:

(a) Immediately when a disease agent listed in Table 1 in WAC 16-70-020 is identified:

(i) By culture, isolation, PCR, or sequencing; or

(ii) By single serum titer and paired with clinical signs of disease; or

(iii) By paired serology (acute and convalescent) and paired with clinical signs of disease.

(b) Immediately when the disease is a new, emerging, or unusual animal disease, or a zoonotic disease.

(c) Monthly when the disease agent is identified by serology with no clinical signs of disease.

(2) Veterinary laboratories reporting to the state veterinarian shall provide a laboratory report with the following information:

(a) Laboratory name;

(b) Submitter's name (name of veterinarian and/or owner);

(c) Submitter's phone number;

(d) Submitter's county;

(e) Animal species;

(f) Laboratory confirmed test result.

(3) Reports may be submitted to the state veterinarian in the following ways:

(a) Online at https://fortress.wa.gov/agr.apps/rad/;

(b) Phone at 360-902-1878;

(c) Email at ahealth@agr.wa.gov;

(d) Fax at 360-902-2087.

(((1) In addition to the diseases published on the OIE notifiable disease list, the state veterinarian may request reports on other diseases of concern from a statistical or survey standpoint associated with overall disease control measures.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 15-02-027, § 16-70-020, filed 12/30/14, effective 1/30/15. Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.36 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 10-13-055, § 16-70-020, filed 6/10/10, effective 7/11/10; WSR 07-10-087, § 16-70-020, filed 5/1/07, effective 6/1/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.096 and 16.36.040. WSR 93-19-127 (Order 5011), § 16-70-020, filed 9/21/93, effective 10/22/93; Order 1005, Regulation 4, filed 7/22/66, effective 8/22/66.]