Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 635 - WILDLIFE CONSERVATION MEASURES AND PRACTICES › Section 635.20 - Importation of Live Animals

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
			 Mammalia: Cervidae
1) Elk entering Illinois
			 shall originate from a certified brucellosis-free herd or be negative to a
			 brucellosis card test or PCFIA test conducted within 60 days on all animals 6
			 months of age and over.
2)
			 Certified brucellosis-free cervid herds shall be established and maintained in
			 accordance with the Brucellosis Uniform Methods and Rules as approved by the
			 United States Animal Health Association (P.O. Box K227, Suite 114, 1610 Forest
			 Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23228; September 30, 1998, as amended May 14, 1999,
			 and not including any later amendments or editions beyond the date specified)
			 and the United States Department of Agriculture.
3) All cervids entering Illinois must also be
			 in compliance with the Illinois Diseased Animals Act [510 ILCS 50 ] and 8 Ill.
			 Adm. Code 85 and the Illinois Bovidae and Cervidae Tuberculosis Eradication Act
			 [510 ILCS 35 ] and 8 Ill. Adm. Code 80.
4) All cervids entering Illinois must be
			 accompanied by a permit from the Illinois Department of Agriculture and a
			 Certificate of Veterinary Inspection that:
A)
			 has been issued by an accredited veterinarian of the state of origin or a
			 veterinarian in the employ of the United States Department of
			 Agriculture;
B) is approved by the
			 Animal Health Official of the state of origin;
C) shows that the cervids are free from
			 visible evidence of any contagious, infectious or communicable disease or
			 exposure thereto, do not originate from a Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) endemic
			 area (any county and surrounding counties where CWD has been diagnosed in the
			 past five years);
D) shows the
			 cervids are not originating from a herd under quarantine for any contagious,
			 infectious or communicable disease;
E) shows that the animals originate from a
			 herd that has been monitored for at least 5 years under a state-approved CWD
			 certification program and was CWD-free for that period or originate from a herd
			 that meets the following criteria:
i) the
			 herd has been monitored under a state-approved CWD herd certification program
			 for at least 5 years and was CWD-free for that period. This requirement will
			 change to 3 years on June 1, 2003, 4 years on January 1, 2004 and 5 years on
			 January 1, 2005;
ii) any additions
			 to the herd are natural additions or have been in the herd for at least one
			 year;
iii) complete herd records,
			 including records of purchases, deaths and causes of deaths are maintained for
			 at least 5 years;
iv) the herd has
			 been under veterinary supervision for a minimum of 5 years;
v) the animals have not been exposed to any
			 animal from a herd diagnosed with CWD in the past 5 years;
vi) the permit contains a statement by the
			 veterinarian for the herd of origin certifying that the herd has been under
			 veterinary supervision for a minimum of 5 years and has had no exposure to any
			 cervid from a CWD trace-back or trace-forward herd; and
vii) the permit contains a statement signed
			 by the owner certifying that all statements on the certificate of veterinary
			 inspection are correct.
F) lists each cervid's unique individual
			 identification (approved ear tag, tattoo or microchip).
5) No cervid may enter Illinois for immediate
			 slaughter without obtaining the appropriate permit from the Illinois Department
			 of Agriculture as specified in 8 Ill. Adm. Code 85.