Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 06 - Chronic Wasting Disease › Section 2-101-2-06-109.02

Current through June 25, 2024
The herd owner must do all the following to remain in the
					 program:
1. Identify each CWD
				  susceptible animal in the herd, with official individual identification, before
				  the CWD susceptible animal is one year old.
2. Test every CWD susceptible animal that
				  dies or is shipped to slaughter, if that CWD susceptible animals is at least 16
				  months old. This testing requirement applies, regardless of whether the carcass
				  leaves the herd premises.
3. Notify
				  the herd veterinarian within 24 hours after the herd owner observes any signs
				  or symptoms of chronic wasting disease.
4. Continued Enrollment: File a report of an
				  annual herd census. The herd owner must complete the annual census within 30
				  days before or after the enrollment anniversary date, and must file the report
				  within 10 days after completing the census. The census report must include all
				  the following:
a. The number, species and sex
				  of CWD susceptible animals in the herd.
b. The number of CWD susceptible animals at
				  least one year old, and the number less than one year old.
c. The official individual identification of
				  each CWD susceptible animals that is at least one year old.
d. The number, species and sex of CWD
				  susceptible animals added to the herd since the last reported herd census. The
				  report must indicate whether these new CWD susceptible animals were born into
				  the herd or added from another source. If CWD susceptible animals were added
				  from another source, the report must identify the source from which they were
				  obtained.
e. The number of CWD
				  susceptible animals that left the herd since the last reported herd census. The
				  report must explain how each CWD susceptible animals left the herd, including
				  all the following:
i. Whether the CWD
				  susceptible animals died on the premises, was shipped to slaughter, or was
				  shipped live other than to slaughter.
ii. If the CWD susceptible animals was
				  shipped live other than to slaughter, the name of the person to whom it was
				  shipped and the place to which it was shipped.
iii. If the CWD susceptible animals died on
				  the premises, the animal's age and the disposition of its carcass. If the
				  carcass left the premises, the report must identify the carcass destination or
				  recipient. If the animal was at least 16 months old, the report must include a
				  chronic wasting disease test report.
iv. If the CWD susceptible animal was shipped
				  to slaughter, the animal's age and the name and address of the slaughter
				  establishment. If the CWD susceptible animal was at least 16 months old, the
				  report must include a chronic wasting disease test report.
f. Maintain all the following records for at
				  least 5 years, and make those records available to MBAH for inspection and
				  copying upon request:
i. A record of each CWD
				  susceptible animal added to the herd from another source, including:
A. The species, age and sex of the
				  animal.
B. The name and address of
				  the person from whom the animal was obtained.
C. The address of the herd from which the
				  animal was obtained.
ii.
				  A record of each CWD susceptible animal leaving the herd, including all the
				  following:
A. Whether the animal died on the
				  premises, was shipped to slaughter, or was shipped live other than to
				  slaughter.
B. If the animal was
				  shipped live other than to slaughter, the name of the person to whom it was
				  shipped and the place to which it was shipped.
1. If the animal died on the premises, the
				  apparent cause of death, the animal's age, and the disposition of the animal's
				  carcass. If the carcass left the premises, the record must identify the carcass
				  destination or recipient.
2. If the
				  animal was shipped to slaughter, the animal's age and the name and address of
				  the slaughter establishment.