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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 of Division of Title of Government Code. (

e) Until the department publishes the “List of Reportable Conditions for Animals and Animal Products,” the diseases listed in

Section of Title of the California Code of Regulations shall constitute the conditions required to be reported pursuant to this section.