Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 17 - Alternative Livestock-White-Tailed Deer and Captive Cervids (Formerly Chapter 15) › Section XXI-1705 - Definitions (Formerly section 1503)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. For purposes of
				these rules and regulations, the following words and phrases shall have the
				meaning given herein.
Alternative Livestock
-any imported or
				  domestically raised exotic deer and antelope, elk or farm-raised white-tailed
				  deer
Certified Herds
-a herd that has enrolled in
				  the Herd Certification Program and has attained certified status as defined in
				  9 CFR part 55.
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)-
a
				  neurodegenerative disease found in most deer species, including white-tailed
				  deer, mule deer, elk, red deer, moose, and caribou. It is infectious, always,
				  fatal, and has no treatment. CWD is part of a group of diseases known as
				  transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) and is similar to BSE (mad cow
				  disease) in cattle and scrapie in sheep. These diseases cause irreversible
				  damage to brain tissue in the animal, which leads to excessive salivation,
				  neurological symptoms, emaciation, and death of the animal.
Commissioner
-the commissioner of agriculture
				  and forestry.
Department
-the Louisiana Department of
				  Agriculture and Forestry.
Elk
-any animal of the species and genus
Cervus canadensis
.
Enrolled Herds
-a herd that has enrolled in a
				  Herd Certification Program and met the minimum requirements defined in 9 CFR
				  part 55.
Farm
-any area of land or water, regardless
				  of size, used to breed, raise or keep farm-raised alternative livestock for a
				  commercial purpose, including but not limited to breeding
farms
or propagating preserves. This definition does not
				  include areas of land or water which are part of a zoo, game park or wildlife
				  exhibit where the primary purpose is the exhibition of alternative livestock or
				  other animals.
Farm-Raised
-any alternative livestock born,
				  raised, or kept within a closed circumscribed fenced area for a commercial
				  purpose. This definition does not include alternative livestock which are part
				  of a zoo, game park or wildlife exhibit where the primary purpose is the
				  exhibition of the alternative livestock or other animals.
Farm-Raised White-Tailed Deer
-any animal of
				  species and genus
Odocoileus virginianus
which is bred, born,
				  raised and/or kept within a closed circumscribed fenced area for the purpose of
				  buying, selling, or trading in commerce.
Farm-raised
white-tailed deer does not include any white-tailed deer which is part of any
				  zoo, game park, or wildlife exhibit where the primary purpose of the same is
				  the exhibition of white-tailed deer and/or other animals.
Harvesting
-the attempt or act of shooting,
				  wounding or killing farm-raised alternative livestock within the enclosure
				  system of a farm in a manner consistent with those techniques commonly referred
				  to as hunting in title 56 of the
Louisiana Revised
				  Statutes
.
Imported Exotic Antelope
-any animal of the
				  family
Bovidae
which are not indigenous to North America,
				  except animals of the tribes
Bovine
(cattle) and
Caprine
(sheep and goats).
Imported Exotic Deer
-any animal of the
				  family
Cervidae
which are not indigenous to North America,
				  including but not limited to red deer, Seika deer and fallow deer.
LDWF
-the Louisiana Department of Wildlife
				  and Fisheries.
Person
-any individual, corporation,
				  partnership or other legal entity.
Quarantine
-the requirement, resulting from
				  an order of the department or the state veterinarian's office, to secure and
				  physically isolate an animal or animals in a specified confined are.
Surveillance Zone
-an LDAF-designated area
				  consisting of a 25-
mile
radius from the positive animal in
				  which mitigation measures and regulations are applied to alternative livestock
				  facilities.
USDA
-the United States Department of
				  Agriculture.
White-Tailed Deer
-any animal of the species
				  and genus
Odocoileus virginianus
.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:3101.