Animals not allowed to be inspected by USDA
West Point, IA (US)Incident Date: Friday, Dec 3, 2004
County: Lee
Disposition: USDA Citation
Person of Interest: Steven Kruse
STEVE KRUSE
Customer ID: 9245
STONEHENGE KENNEL
Certificate 42-B0182
WEST POINT. IA 52656
2.4 Noninterference wilh APHIS offidals. applicant shall not threaten, abuse (including verbal abuse), or harass any APHIS official in the process of carrying out his or her duties.
-An inspection ----- --------- transport vehiicle was at the --------- --- SW Auction in Wheaton, MO on December 3. 2004. After I identified myself to ----- -------- and presented official ID. ----- ------- became immediately argumentive and verbally abusive. I attempted to inspect the transport vehicle and animals in the transport vehicle ----- ------- ------ -------- attempting to discuss this inspection and verbally interfered wilh my ability to do an inspection. ----- -------- responded to my suggestion that a crate may be too small with anger and arguments. ----- ------- made a verbal threat by stating "If you write me up I will......" I interupted this statement and asked him if he was threatening me. He angrily replied 'No', but it was not possible to complete an inspection because of ----- --------'s anger and verbal abuse.
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ACCESS AND INSPECTKm OF RECORDS AND PROPERTY.
Sec. 2.126 Access and inspedion of premise and property. (a) (4) To inspect and photograph facilities, property and animals, as Ihe APHIS officials consider necessary to enforce the provisions of the Act, the regulations and the standards in this chapter.
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All redactions on this page are pursuant to (b)(6) & (b)(7)(c).
HEALTH CERTIFICATION AND IDENTIFICATION
-The licensee in in commerce 8 animals from Iowa to Missouri. The animals were sold at SW Auction in Wheaton, Mo.
#24 Female EW Terrier - no microchip
#25 Female Bull Terrier - no microchip
Female Bull Terrier - no microchip
1127 Female BuU Terrier - no microchip
#28 Female Bull Terrier - no microchip
Terrier - no microchip
#31 Male BuU Terrier - no microchip
#32 Male Bull Terrier - no microchip
All dogs transported in commerce must be accompanied by a valid health certificate dated not more than 10 days prior to the delivery of the dog executed by a licensed veternatian to ensure that the dogs are free of any infectious disease or physical abnormality which would endanger the animal or other animals or endanger public health.
This affected 8 dogs. References
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