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ID S1085
Bill
AI Summary
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Establishes "certified domestic cervidae herds" for operations that have tested 100% of testable animals over 16 months of age for chronic wasting disease (CWD) for at least 5 consecutive years in state, federal, or provincial programs.
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Reduces CWD sampling requirements for certified herds from 100% to no more than 20% of testable animals, while requiring non-certified herds to continue testing 100% of testable animals.
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Requires submission of obex samples to Idaho State Department of Agriculture approved laboratories and allows waiver requests within 48 hours if viable brain samples cannot be obtained.
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Limits state or federal animal health official inventory verification to no more than once every 36 months for certified herds; reduces certified status if herds add cervidae imported from outside their CWD program.
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Establishes a domestic cervidae program fund supported by a fee of up to $5.00 per head per year on all cervidae present December 31 and imported cervidae that die during the calendar year, with fees restricted to disease prevention, control, eradication, inspection, and program administration, requiring annual detailed accounting reports.
Legislative Description
Adds to and amends existing law relating to domestic cervidae; to provide for certified domestic cervidae herds; to provide for the submission of obex samples to approved laboratories; to provide for the establishment of certain requirements and assessment of risk; to provide for periodic verification of domestic cervidae farm and ranch inventories or animals held and individual identification by state or federal animal health officials; to provide that chronic wasting disease sampling requirements shall be based on submission of an obex sample; to provide for waiver requests; to provide for reduction in status; to clarify governance and testing provisions for those herds that are not certified; to provide that the fee imposed on domestic cervidae shall include all domestic cervidae present at the farm or ranch as of December 31 and all domestic cervidae imported from outside of the state that die during the same calendar year; to clarify that fees shall be used only by the Idaho State Department of Agriculture for specified purposes; to provide for the creation of a fund; to revise provisions relating to the use of moneys collected; and to provide for annual accounting reports.
DOMESTIC CERVIDAE
Last Action
to 3rd rdg as amen
4/1/2011