Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 104 - Wildlife Importation, Transportation and Disease Monitoring › Rule 571-104.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
"Accredited veterinarian"
means a
				  veterinarian approved by the deputy administrator of veterinary services,
				  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), U.S. Department of
				  Agriculture (USDA), and the state veterinarian in accordance with Part 161 of
				  Title 9, Chapter 1, of the Code of Federal Regulations, revised as of January
				  1, 2000, to perform functions required by cooperative state/federal animal
				  disease control and eradication programs.
"Adjacent herd"
means one of the
				  following:
1. A herd of Cervidae
				occupying premises that border an affected herd, including herds separated by
				roads or streams.
2. A herd of
				Cervidae occupying premises that were previously occupied by an affected herd
				within the past five years as determined by the department.
"Affected herd"
means a cervid herd from
				  which any animal has been diagnosed as affected with chronic wasting disease
				  (CWD) and which has not been in compliance with the control program for CWD as
				  described in rules
				  571-104.2
				  (481A) through
				  571-104.22
				  (481A).
"Approved laboratory"
means an American
				  Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) accredited
				  laboratory or the National Veterinary Services Laboratory, Ames, Iowa.
"Brucellosis"
means bovine
				  brucellosis.
"Captive cervid"
means all cervidae that are
				  legally acquired and held on private property for personal use or use by
				  others.
"Certificate"
means an official document,
				  issued by a state veterinarian or federal animal health official or an
				  accredited veterinarian at the point of origin, containing information on the
				  individual identification of each animal being moved, the number of animals,
				  the purpose of the movement, the points of origin and destination, the
				  consignor, the consignee, and any other information required by the
				  department.
"Certificate of veterinary inspection"
means
				  an approved certificate of veterinary inspection which is a legible record
				  accomplished on an official form of the state or province of origin, issued by
				  a licensed, accredited veterinarian and approved by the livestock sanitary
				  official of the state or province of origin; or an equivalent form of the U. S.
				  Department of Agriculture issued by a federally employed veterinarian.
"Certified CWD cervid herd"
means a herd of
				  Cervidae that has met the qualifications for and has been issued a certified
				  CWD cervid herd certificate signed by the department.
"Cervidae"
or
"cervids"
means any member of the Cervidae family, whether free ranging or captive,
				  except those classified as farm deer by Iowa Code section 481 A.
				  1(20)
"h."
Only members of the species dama dama (fallow deer),
				  cervus nippon (sika deer), and captive cervus elaphus (elk and red deer) are
				  not included. "Farm deer" does not include any unmarked free ranging elk, moose
				  or caribou.
"Cervid CWD surveillance identification
				  program"
or
"CCWDSI program"
means a CWD surveillance
				  program that requires identification and laboratory diagnosis on all deaths of
				  Cervidae over six months of age including, but not limited to, deaths by
				  slaughter, hunting, illness, and injury. A copy of approved laboratory reports
				  shall be maintained by the owner for purposes of completion of the annual
				  inventory examination for recertification. Such diagnosis shall include
				  examination of brain and any other tissue as directed by the department. If
				  there are deaths for which tissues were not submitted for laboratory diagnosis
				  due to postmortem changes or unavailability, the department shall determine
				  compliance.
"Cervid herd"
means a group of Cervidae or
				  one or more groups of Cervidae maintained on common ground or under common
				  ownership or supervision that are geographically separated but can have
				  interchange or movement.
"CWD"
means chronic wasting disease, an
				  infectious and contagious disease of cervids.
"CWD affected"
means a designation applied
				  to Cervidae diagnosed as affected with CWD based on laboratory results,
				  clinical signs, or epidemiological investigation.
"CWD exposed"
or
"exposed"
means a designation applied to Cervidae that are either part of an affected
				  herd or for which epidemiological investigation indicates contact with CWD
				  affected animals or contact with animals from a CWD affected herd in the past
				  five years.
"CWD suspect"
means a designation applied to
				  Cervidae for which laboratory evidence or clinical signs suggest a diagnosis of
				  CWD but for which laboratory results are inconclusive.
"Department"
means the department of natural
				  resources or its designee.
"Designated epidemiologist"
means a person
				  who has demonstrated the knowledge and ability to perform the functions
				  required under these rules and who has been selected by the department.
"Endemic area"
means an area or portion of a
				  state or province where CWD or TB has been confirmed in either wild or captive
				  cervids. The endemic area shall be determined by the state veterinarian or
				  designee of the state or province of the cervid's origin.
"Group"
means one or more Cervidae.
"Herd of origin"
means a cervid herd or any
				  farm or other premises where the animals were born or where they currently
				  reside.
"Herdplan"
means a written herd management
				  and testing plan that is designed by the herd owner, the owner's veterinarian,
				  if requested, and a designated epidemiologist to identify and eradicate CWD
				  from an affected, exposed, or adjacent herd.
"Monitored CWD cervid herd"
means a herd of
				  Cervidae that is in compliance with the CCWDSI program as defined in this rule.
				  Monitored herds are defined as one-year, two-year, three-year, four-year, and
				  five-year monitored herds in accordance with the time in years such herds have
				  been in compliance with the CCWDSI program.
"Permit"
means an official document that is
				  issued by the department or USDA area veterinarian-in-charge or an accredited
				  veterinarian for movement of affected, suspect, or exposed animals.
"Quarantine"
means an imposed restriction
				  prohibiting movement of cervids to any location without specific written
				  permits.
"State"
means any state of the United
				  States; the District of Columbia; Puerto Rico; the U.S. Virgin Islands; or
				  Guam.
"TB"
means bovine tuberculosis.
"Trace back"
means the process of
				  identifying the herd of origin of CWD positive animals, including herds that
				  were sold for slaughter.