Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of › Rule 02.04.19 - RULES GOVERNING DOMESTIC CERVIDAE › Section 02.04.19.010 - DEFINITIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Approved Laboratory
. NVSL,
			 an AAVLD accredited laboratory that is qualified to perform CWD diagnostic
			 procedures, or a laboratory designated by the Administrator to perform CWD
			 diagnostic procedures. (3-15-22)
02.
Approved Slaughter
			 Establishment
. A USDA inspected slaughter establishment at which
			 antemortem and post-mortem inspection is conducted by USDA inspectors.
			 (3-15-22)
03.
Area
			 Veterinarian in Charge
. The USDA/APHIS/VS veterinary official who is
			 assigned to supervise and perform official animal health activities in Idaho.
			 (3-15-22)
04.
Breed
			 Associations and Registries
. Organizations maintaining permanent records
			 of ancestry or pedigrees of animals, individual animal identification records
			 and records of ownership. (3-15-22)
05.
Cervid Herd
. One (1) or more
			 domestic cervidae or groups of domestic cervidae maintained on common ground or
			 under common ownership or supervision that may be geographically separated but
			 can have interchange or movement. (3-15-22)
06.
Cervidae
. Deer, elk, moose,
			 caribou, reindeer, and related species and hybrids including all members of the
			 cervidae family and hybrids. (3-15-22)
07.
Chronic Wasting Disease
. A
			 transmissible spongiform encephalopathy of cervids that is a nonfebrile,
			 transmissible, insidious, and degenerative disease affecting the central
			 nervous system of cervidae. (3-15-22)
08.
Commingling
. Within the last
			 five (5) years, the animals have had direct contact with each other, had less
			 than thirty (30) feet of physical separation, or shared management equipment,
			 pasture, or surface water sources, except for periods of less than forty-eight
			 (48) hours at sales or auctions when a state or federal animal health official
			 has determined such contact presents minimal risk of CWD transmission.
			 (3-15-22)
09.
Custom Exempt
			 Slaughter Establishment
. A slaughter establishment that is subject to
			 facility inspection by USDA, but that does not have ante-mortem and post-mortem
			 inspection of animals by USD A inspectors. (3-15-22)
10.
CWD-Adjacent Herd
. A herd of
			 domestic cervidae occupying premises that border a premises occupied by a CWD
			 positive herd, including herds separated by roads or streams.
			 (3-15-22)
11.
CWD-Exposed
			 Animal
. A cervid animal that is not exhibiting any signs of CWD, but has
			 had contact within the last five (5) years with cervids from a CWD-positive
			 herd or the animal is a member of a CWD-exposed herd. (3-15-22)
12.
CWD-Exposed Herd
. A herd of
			 cervidae in which no animals are exhibiting signs of CWD, but: (3-15-22)
a. An epidemiological investigation indicates
			 that contact with CWD positive animals or contact with animals from a CWD
			 positive herd has occurred in the previous five (5) years; or
			 (3-15-22)
b. A herd of cervidae
			 occupying premises that were previously occupied by a CWD positive herd within
			 the past five (5) years as determined by the designated epidemiologist; or
			 (3-15-22)
c. Two (2) herds that are
			 maintained on a single premises even if they are managed separately, have no
			 commingling, and have separate herd records. (3-15-22)