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(a) The department shall periodically publish and make
available a list of reportable conditions that pose or may pose
significant threats to public health, animal health, the environment,
or the food supply. This document shall be known as the "List of
Reportable Conditions for Animals and Animal Products."
(b) Any licensed veterinarian, any person operating a diagnostic
laboratory, or any person who has been informed, recognizes or should
recognize, by virtue of education, experience, or occupation, that
any animal or animal product is or may be affected by, has been
exposed to, or may be transmitting or carrying any condition
specified in the "List of Reportable Conditions for Animals and
Animal Products," shall report to the department all known
information required by the department within the time specified in
the "List of Reportable Conditions for Animals and Animal Products."
(c) For the purposes of this section, "animal" includes any
animal, poultry, fowl, bird, or fish.
(d) While the procedure for selecting the conditions required to
be reported and the method of preparation and publication of the
"List of Reportable Conditions for Animals and Animal Products" shall
be established by regulation, the selection of the specific
conditions identified in the "List of Reportable Conditions for
Animals and Animal Products" and the timeframe for reporting those
conditions are exempt from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section
11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of Government Code.
(e) Until the department publishes the "List of Reportable
Conditions for Animals and Animal Products," the diseases listed in
Section 796 of Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations shall
constitute the conditions required to be reported pursuant to this
section.