Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 06, § 1151 (2026)

Subchapter 001 : GENERAL PROVISIONS

• § 1151. Definitions

  As used in this part:

  (1) “Accredited veterinarian” means a veterinarian approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the State Veterinarian to perform functions specified by cooperative state-federal disease control programs.

  (2) “Animal” or “domestic animal” means cattle, sheep, goats, equines, domestic deer, American bison, swine, poultry, psittacine birds, domestic ferrets, camelids, ratites (ostriches, rheas, and emus), water buffalo, and any other animals that the Secretary deems a domestic animal for the purposes of this chapter. Before determining that an unlisted species is a “domestic animal,” the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Natural Resources.

  (3) “Approved slaughterhouse” means an establishment maintained by a slaughterer under State or federal law.

  (4) “Camelids” means any animal of the family camelidae, including guanacos, vicunas, camels, alpacas, and llamas.

  (5) “Coggins test” means the agar gel immunodiffusion blood test conducted in a laboratory approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Secretary.

  (6) “Contagious disease,” “infectious disease,” or “disease” means any disease found in domestic animals that is capable of directly or indirectly spreading from one domestic animal to another. “Contagious disease” includes all reportable diseases.

  (7) “Domestic deer” means any member of the family cervidae except for white-tailed deer and moose.

  (8) “Domestic fowl” or “poultry” means all domesticated birds of all ages that are edible as human food, or that produce eggs that are edible as human food, excluding wildlife as defined by 10 V.S.A. 4 § 4001.

  (9) “Equines” mean any member of the family equidae, including horses, ponies, mules, asses, and zebras.

  (10) “Reactor” means an animal that tests positive to any official test required under this chapter.

  (11) “Reportable disease” means any disease included in the National List of Reportable Animal Diseases and any disease required by the Secretary by rule to be reportable.

  (12) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets or designee. (Added 1987, No. 276 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 16, § 1; 1991, No. 8, §§ 1, 2; 1993, No. 202 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1995, No. 72 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 14, 1996; 1997, No. 88 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1999, No. 30, § 7; 2003, No. 37, § 2; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2005, No. 12, § 1, eff. May 2, 2005; 2017, No. 30, § 3; 2023, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. July 1, 2024.)