Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.4 - DISEASE CONTROL › Subchapter 32.4.13 - Chronic Wasting Disease › Rule 32.4.1302 - REQUIREMENTS FOR MANDATORY SURVEILLANCE OF MONTANA ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK FARM CERVIDAE FOR CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The
				licensee must present the entire herd every 11-13 months for visual inspection
				by a designated agent of the department, including verification and recording
				of visual identification. The department will reconcile alternative livestock
				game farm animal's identification and the alternative livestock inventory with
				the department's records.
(2) The
				licensee must present the entire herd no more than every three years beyond the
				initial herd enrollment for physical inspection by a designated agent of the
				department, including verification and recording of all forms of
				identification. The department will reconcile alternative livestock game farm
				animal's identification and the alternative livestock inventory with the
				department's records.
(3) The
				licensee must retain a complete herd inventory of animals that shall include
				all forms of identification, age, species, sex, source, and death if
				applicable. Individual animal records must be retained for five years after a
				cervid has left a herd or has died. Records must be made available to
				department personnel upon request and at the time of each annual inspection or
				inventory.
(4) The licensee must
				report all alternative livestock deaths to the department (Helena office)
				within five days of the discovery of death as required by
				87-4-415,
				MCA.
(5) Upon the discovery of dead
				cervids, the licensee must immediately request an inspection of the alternative
				livestock as required by ARM
				32.4.301.
				At the time of the inspection of the dead animal, the alternative livestock
				veterinarian shall remove the currently required tissue samples and/or
				specimens and submit them to a department-approved laboratory for testing for
				chronic wasting disease (CWD).
(a) An
				alternative livestock licensee with a valid
				veterinarian-client-patient-relationship with an alternative livestock
				veterinarian may collect CWD samples from a dead cervid if the licensee has
				been trained in sample collection by the alternative livestock veterinarian.
				Licensees may only collect samples from animals from CWD certified status herds
				owned by the licensee.
(i) Training for CWD
				sample collection will involve the veterinarian supervising the licensee
				through collection of CWD samples from at least two animals prior to the
				licensee being allowed to collect samples unsupervised.
(ii) If a licensee collects CWD samples they
				must submit the currently required tissue samples to an alternative livestock
				veterinarian along with the animal's ear(s) or cape with ears intact containing
				official identification tags and tattoo.
(iii) The alternative livestock veterinarian
				will be responsible for submitting CWD samples to a department-approved
				laboratory for testing as well as completing an inspection certificate for
				submission to the department along with the official identification tags
				removed from the ear(s).
(iv) If a
				licensee collects a sample that is unsuitable for CWD testing due to poor
				sample collection technique, the licensee must be re-trained by an alternative
				livestock veterinarian before being allowed to collect any further CWD samples.
				If a licensee continues to collect unsuitable samples after re-training the
				licensee will no longer be able to collect CWD samples and the CWD certified
				status of their herd may be reduced.