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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 15.11.11.02" title_num="15" subtitle_num="11" chapter_num="11" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Commercial flock” means a flock whose eggs are distributed, offered for sale, or sold for human consumption.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Department” means Maryland Department of Agriculture.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Exhibition” means displaying or showing poultry for competition or advancement of the species, including, among other examples, county and State fairs, farm shows, and breeding shows.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Flock” means all of the poultry on one premises, except any group of poultry that has been segregated for 21 days may be considered a separate flock by the Department.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Hatchery” means incubators, hatchers, and auxiliary equipment on one premises operated for the hatching or incubation of hatching eggs.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Junior exhibitor” means an exhibitor under 19 years old.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Multiplier breeding flock” means a flock intended for the production of hatching eggs used for the purpose of producing progeny for commercial egg or meat production or for other nonbreeding purposes.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“NPIP” means the National Poultry Improvement Plan of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 9 CFR Parts 145—147.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Official establishment” means any establishment engaged in slaughtering or processing solely for intrastate commerce poultry and poultry products capable of use as human food and inspected under the Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act, Agriculture Article, §4-201 et seq., Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Official state agency” means the authority in each state recognized by USDA to cooperate in the administration of the National Poultry Improvement Plan.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Official state diagnostic laboratory” means a laboratory:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Operated by the Maryland Department of Agriculture or by the Maryland Department of Health; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Recognized and approved for poultry diagnostic activities by the chief livestock health official of any other state.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, or any other legal entity.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“Poultry” means live fowl, including, but not limited to, chickens, turkeys, waterfowl, and game birds (for example, pea fowl, pheasants, chukars, partridges, quail, grouse, and guinea fowl, but not doves or pigeons).</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>“Primary breeding flock” means a flock of one or more generations that is maintained for establishing, continuing, or improving parent lines.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>“Pullorum” means a Salmonella pullorum disease of poultry.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>“Pullorum-typhoid test” means a test recognized by the National Poultry Improvement Plan to test poultry for pullorum disease and fowl typhoid.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>“Secretary” means Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary's designee.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(18)">
      <text>“Typhoid” means fowl typhoid, a Salmonella gallinarum disease of poultry.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(19)">
      <text>“U.S. Pullorum Clean” means a flock of poultry that has been found to be free by USDA of pullorum or typhoid under NPIP.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(20)">
      <text>“Waterfowl” means domesticated fowl which normally swim, such as ducks and geese.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>