One thing I’ve learned in reviewing a-n-y document that the Ga. Ag. Animal Protection Divison prepares, is to do just that – review, review and review.In regards to “missing cc’s”, there isn’t a law or Ga. Ag Animal Protection “Rule” that covers “missing cc’s” or even “missing euth poison”.
The code that the Ag inspector cited for a violation is 40-40-13.-08 (11) which reads:
(11) Euthanasia records shall be kept on forms approved by the Georgia Department of Agriculture and the State Board of Pharmacy and shall be signed by the person performing euthanasia and the witness.
Source: Ga. Animal Protection Rules
http://www.files.georgia.gov/AGR/Files/GA%20Animal%20Protection%20Rules.pdfDid the shelter staff have their records/euth poison logged on the proper form – but just missing that particular’s day/date?
The violation may should have been issued for “Record Keeping”.And, with all respect to the supervising Veterinarian, :
(10) The supervising veterinarian shall be subject to all record-keeping requirements and inspection requirements of the State Board of Pharmacy pertaining to sodium pentobarbital and other drugs authorized under paragraph (3) of this rule section and may limit the quantity of possession of sodium pentobarbital and other authorized drugs to ensure compliance with the provision of this Code section.May not be not important – but then again, may be. i.e. would the shelter (staff) itself be “subject” to euth poison inventory or would the supervising Veterinarian be subject, as is mandated in the above excerpt.
Also, the related pdf of the March 15, 2011 inspection conducted by the Ag inspector, and supervisor, is in conflict with what the State Auditor’s Office – Russell Hinton – recommended in his 2000 state audit and 2003 state audit follow up regarding the writing out of each individual 25 criteria regulated during an inspection.
http://rattlinggeorgiascages.wordpress.com/animal-protection-state-audit/“The Program should also take steps to reduce the amount of time its inspectors spend preparing the inspection reports.Really? So, why then, in 2011, is an Ag inspector, and supervisor, still writing out the same detailed report that they were during the 2000 state audit. .An on-site observation of two field inspections found that it took longer to prepare the reports than it took to conduct the inspections even though no significant violations were found.
The amount of time spent preparing
inspection reports should be reduced.
*The inspection reports released involving a 2008 “high volume breeding operation” showed that the inspectors were still hand writing out all 25 criteria. In addition to completing a checklist indicating a facility’s compliance or noncompliance with specific requirements, the inspectors also write out a description of what they found regarding each item, including those with which the facility was in compliance.
The inspectors also write out descriptive information about the facility that is identical to information contained on prior reports (such as the size of the facility).
Program personnel have indicated that the narrative information is required in case disciplinary action is taken against the facility and to develop an inspection history of the facility. Copies of inspection reports are purged every two years, however, preventing the compilation of any type of long-term data.
The Program has indicated that it no longer requires its inspectors to prepare a detailed report when no violations are found and that it is revising the inspection form.”
And in the 2003 State Audit Follow Up:
“Since the time of the audit, the Program has taken steps to reduce the amount of time inspectors spend writing inspection reports. According to Program staff, inspectors have been instructed to stop writing duplicative data in the written portion of the inspection report unless it relates to data needed to verify license fees paid by the facility (such as a holding capacity and/or gross sales information).”Perhaps it’s time for another state audit.-An Outsider Looking In
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You can change that red text date of 2008 to 2011 – I was just reviewing an Ag inspection report that was written in April of this year – and it appears that the reports are (still) being written out by each of the 25 criteria – regardless if a violation was found or not.
So much time wasted when so many animals are suffering in this state.