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MBAH Regulations

Organization of the Board of Animal Health

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Chapter 01

Public Records Request Procedure

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Chapter 02

Procedure for Oral Proceedings on Rule-Making

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Chapter 03

Procedure for Issuing Declaratory Opinion

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Chapter 04

Animal Care Fund

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Chapter 05

Anthrax

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Chapter 06

Chronic Wasting Disease

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Chapter 07

Disposition of Dead Animals

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Chapter 08

Livestock Dealers

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Chapter 09

Livestock Sales

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Chapter 10

Equine Infectious Anemia

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Chapter 11

Exotic Livestock

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Chapter 12

Entry Requirements

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Chapter 13

Poultry

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Chapter 14

Psittacosis Control

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Chapter 15

Reportable Diseases

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Chapter 16

Scrapie Eradication

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Chapter 17

Swine

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Chapter 18

Animal Rabies Control

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Chapter 19

Bovine Trichomoniasis Control

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Chapter 20

Approved Veterinarians

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Chapter 21

Quarantine and Stand-still Orders

Regulations – Chapter 01 – Public Records Request Procedure

100

The following regulation is hereby adopted as provided by Section 25-61-5 of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983, for the orderly implementation of said law.

(Adopted November 16, 2000.)

Source: Miss. Code Ann . §69-15-3 & Miss. Code Ann . §25-61-1 et seq .

Schedule of Fees

101

The following schedule of fees is hereby established as provided by Section 25-61-7 of the Mississippi Public Records Act to reimburse the Mississippi Board of Animal Health for cost of searching, reviewing and/or duplicating and, if applicable, mailing copies of public records. Fees shown herein are subject to change.

  1. $10.00 per hour per person for searching, reviewing and/or duplicating public records. Any part of an hour spent in such activities shall be charged at the full hourly rate.
  2. $0.50 per page for each copy. Copies of pages printed on both sides (front and back) shall be considered as two pages for copy charge purposes.
  3. $5.00 packing and handling fee shall be charged on all requests for copies of public records to be shipped or mailed.
  4. Mailing cost shall be calculated at the applicable rate for each such mailing. If request involves notice to be given to a third party, the cost of mailing such notice via certified mail return receipt requested shall be charged to person requesting such public records.

(Adopted November 16, 2000.)

Source: Miss. Code Ann . §25-61-5

102

All applicable fees shall be collected by the Mississippi Board of Animal Health in advance of complying with any request for public records.

(Adopted November 16, 2000.)

Source: Miss. Code Ann . §25-61-5.

Procedures

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In the interest of implementing the terms and conditions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983, and to prevent unnecessary disruption to the orderly operations of the various divisions, the Mississippi Board of Animal Health will accept requests for records only as provided herein.

  1. All requests must be directed to:
    State Veterinarian
    Mississippi Board of Animal Health
    Post Office Box 3889
    Jackson , MS 39207
  2. All requests must be submitted in writing.
  3. All requests shall be signed by the person requesting records.

(Adopted November 16, 2000.)

Source: Miss. Code Ann . §25-61-5.

104

No person requesting public records shall be permitted to review Mississippi Board of Animal Health files. However, copies of all records requested, within limitations imposed by the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983 and this regulation will be furnished to such person.

(Adopted November 16, 2000.)

Source: Miss. Code Ann . §25-61-5.

Availability of Records

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The availability of all records in the possession of the Mississippi Board of Animal Health shall be subject to the following limitations:

  1. Any public record specifically declared to be confidential, privileged or exempt by the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983, or any constitutional or statutory law or decision of a court of this state or the United States shall be exempt from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.
  2. Any records furnished to the Mississippi Board of Animal Health which contain trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information shall not be subject to inspection, examination, copying or reproduction until forty five (45) days following written notice from the Mississippi Board of Animal Health to the person furnishing such records advising that a request has been made for copies of such documents. The notice shall contain a listing of specific documents requested and the name and address of the person requesting such documents or records. Notices shall be mailed certified mail return receipt requested. At the end of the forty five (45) day notice period, copies of all records listed in said notice shall be released to person requesting such records unless person furnishing such records shall have obtained a court order protecting such records as confidential and exempting such records from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.
  3. Personnel records and applications for employment, letters of recommendation for employment or respecting admission to any educational agency or institution in the possession of the Mississippi Board of Animal Health, except those which may be released to the person who made the application or released upon the prior written consent of the person who made the application, shall be exempt from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.
  4. Test questions and answers in the possession of the Mississippi Board of Animal Health shall be exempt from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.
  5. Records which represent and constitute the work product of any attorney, district attorney or county prosecuting attorney representing the Mississippi Board of Animal Health and which are related to litigation made by or against the Mississippi Board of Animal Health or in anticipation of prospective litigation, including all communications between such attorney made in the course of an attorney-client relationship shall be exempt from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.
  6. Records in the possession of the Mississippi Board of Animal Health which would disclose information about a person’s individual tax payment or status shall be exempt from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.
  7. Information or records in the possession of the Mississippi Board of Animal Health which concerns the sale or purchase of real or personal property for public purposes shall be exempt from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983, prior to public announcement of the purchase or sale, where the release of such records could possibly have an effect on such sale or purchase.
  8. Records in the possession of the Mississippi Board of Animal Health which are not otherwise protected by law, that (1) were compiled in the process of detecting and investigating any unlawful activity or alleged unlawful activity, disclosure of which would harm such investigation; (2) would reveal the identity of informants; (3) would prematurely release information that would impede the Mississippi Board of Animal Health’s enforcement, investigation or detection efforts in such proceedings; (4) would disclose investigatory techniques; (5) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or impartial adjudication; (6) would endanger the life or safety of any Mississippi Board of Animal Health personnel; or (7) are matters pertaining to quality control or PEER review activities, shall be exempt from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.
  9. Applications for licensure or test questions that are to be used in future license examinations in the possession of the Mississippi Board of Animal Health except those which may be released to the person who made the application or with the prior written consent of the person who made the application, shall be exempt from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.
  10. Commercial and financial information or records of a proprietary nature required to be submitted to the Mississippi Board of Animal Health by a firm, business, partnership, association, corporation, individual or other like entity, shall be exempt from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.
  11. All records or information in the possession of the Mississippi Board of Animal Health not specifically exempt as a public record by the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983, or this Regulation, shall be made available upon written request within fourteen (14) working days from the date of receipt of said request. All requests must include a specific description, identity and name of the records requested.

(Adopted November 16, 2000.)

Source: Miss. Code Ann . §25-61-5.