§ 8.1. Definitions.
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless this context clearly indicates otherwise.
APHIS-USDA—Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, United States Department of Agriculture.
Appraised Value—The current replacement value at the time of appraisal. This is determined by current market values, age of animal, physical condition, breeding value, milk production value or other factors which might influence the value.
Appraisement—The act of estimating the value of goods or animals condemned to prevent the spread of disease. Animals or domestic animals means a bovine, equine, ovine, capine, porcine, canine, feline and includes birds or fowl.
Bureau—The Bureau of Animal Industry of the Department.
Condemned—A domestic animal that has been adjudged by an authorized officer or agent of the Department or APHIS-USDA to be diseased and ordered to be destroyed to prevent the spread of disease.
Department—The Department of Agriculture of the Commonwealth.
Director—The Director of the Bureau who is the chief livestock sanitary official of the Commonwealth.
Indemnity—Amount of compensation paid by the Commonwealth to an owner for an animal condemned to prevent the spread of disease. This amount is determined by act of October 10, 1974 (P.L. 680, No. 227) (3 P.S. § § 398—399.2).
Salvage—The net proceeds an owner of an animal, at the time of appraisal and slaughter, realizes from the sale of the carcass, hide and offal to a butcher who actually slaughters the animal.
Source The provisions of this § 8.1 adopted June 13, 1975, effective June 14, 1975, 5 Pa.B. 1539.
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