Responsibilities of States and enrolled herd owners.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 9

(a) (1) Has the authority, based on State law or regulation, to restrict the intrastate movement of all CWD-positive, (2) Has the authority, based on State law or regulation, to require the prompt reporting of any animal suspected of having CWD and test results for any animals tested for CWD to State or Federal animal health authorities. (3) Has, in cooperation with APHIS personnel, drafted and signed a memorandum of understanding with APHIS that delineates the respective roles of the State and APHIS in CWD Herd Certification Program implementation. (4) Has placed all known CWD-positive, CWD-exposed, and CWD-suspect animals and herds under movement restrictions, with movement of animals from them only for destruction or under permit. (5) Has effectively implemented policies to: (i) Promptly investigate all animals reported as CWD-suspect animals; (ii) Designate herds as CWD-positive, CWD-exposed, or CWD-suspect and promptly restrict movement of animals from the herd after an APHIS employee or State representative determines that the herd contains or has contained a CWD-positive animal; (iii) Remove herd movement restrictions only after completion of a herd plan agreed upon by the State representative, APHIS, and the owner; (iv) Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of CWD-positive, CWD-exposed, and CWD-suspect herds that includes the designation of suspect and exposed animals and that identifies animals to be traced; (v) Conduct tracebacks of CWD-positive animals and traceou

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 9:§ 55.23