30.1 (1) No person shall transport a live cervid into Ontario, including a cervid intended to be kept as a farmed animal, unless the person has been issued a permit from the Minister authorizing the transport of the cervid into Ontario. O. Reg. 761/20, s. 2. (2) The Minister shall not issue a permit under subsection (1) unless, (a) the cervid originates from a jurisdiction that has been free from chronic wasting disease for at least six years immediately prior to the date of transport of the cervid into Ontario; and (b) the Minister has received a written notice issued by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs as described in subsection (3) in respect of the cervid. O. Reg. 761/20, s. 2. (3) A notice issued by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall indicate that that Minister is satisfied that, (a) a qualified veterinarian has confirmed that the cervid being transported into Ontario is from a herd that is fully certified in a chronic wasting disease herd certification program established in the jurisdiction from which the cervid is being imported; and (b) the cervid is unlikely to be at risk of spreading chronic wasting disease based on a qualified veterinarian’s assessment of the cervid’s health and movement history. O. Reg. 761/20, s. 2. (4) A person transporting a live cervid into Ontario under the authority of a permit issued under subsection (1) shall, subject to subsection (5), deliver the cervid to, (a) a place for slaughtering in which the cervid is slaughtered immediately upon arrival; or (b) a place of captivity that meets the requirements set out in subsection (6). O. Reg. 761/20, s. 2. (5) Subsection (4) does not apply if the cervid is only in Ontario for the purpose of temporary transit through Ontario. O. Reg. 761/20, s. 2. (6) A place of captivity to which a live cervid is delivered must have adopted the following measures in order to prevent the introduction and spread of disease: 1. The place has a two-gate system through which vehicles transporting animals must pass before the animals are released and the gates are separated by sufficient space so as to allow vehicles to stop between the gates as the first gate is being shut and the second gate is being opened. 2. The place is enclosed by a system of double fencing that is designed to prevent a captive cervid from escaping or has one of the following means of preventing such animals from escaping that is as effective as a system of double fencing: i. The place is enclosed by a single fence and a system of electrified fencing. ii. The place is enclosed by a single fence that is sufficiently high and solid to prevent the animals from escaping. iii. The place has a system of landscaping arrangements and natural barriers that are sufficient to prevent the animals from escaping. O. Reg. 761/20, s. 2. (7) A person who is issued a permit under subsection (1) and any person who possesses a cervid that was transported into Ontario pursuant to a permit issued under subsection (1) shall ensure the cervid is identified with a unique number. O. Reg. 761/20, s. 2. (8) Any person who accepted delivery of a woodland caribou, American elk, white-tailed deer or moose transported into Ontario pursuant to a permit issued under this section as it read immediately before January 1, 2021 shall ensure that all woodland caribou, American elk, white-tailed deer or moose the person keeps in captivity, including those that are farmed animals, are identified with a unique number. O. Reg. 761/20, s. 2. (9) No person shall possess a live cervid transported into Ontario contrary to subsection (1). O. Reg. 761/20, s. 2.