Section 0080-02-01-.12 - BISON AND CERVIDAE(1) Bison. Import and movement of bison shall comply with all requirements for cattle under 0080-02-01-.05.(2) Cervidae. (a) Definitions. 1. Certified status herd means a cervidae herd enrolled in a CWD surveillance program for a period of five years during which time no evidence of CWD or trace back or trace forward concerns were identified for the herd by a state or federal animal health control official. Certified status is contingent on continued compliance with annual inspections and CWD surveillance program standards;2. CWD means Chronic Wasting Disease, a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in cervidae that causes weight loss and death in infected animals;3. CWD surveillance program means a program approved by a state or federal animal health official for monitoring and control of CWD;4. CWD susceptible cervidae means any member of a species identified under United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) CWD Program Standards, as they may be amended from time to time and published by USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services; and5. Move, ship, transport, or similar words mean to relocate in any manner an item from one real property to another.(b) Import. 1. A person shall not import cervidae from an origin within 50 miles of a location where CWD has been detected by a state or federal animal health control official.2. A person shall not import cervidae unless the animals are identified by two forms of identification, one of which must be USDA official identification.3. Any person who imports cervidae shall have in his possession: (i) Proof showing each cervid is negative for tuberculosis, by either:(I) One USDA-approved tuberculosis test within 90 days prior to import, and proof the cervid originated from a herd that tested negative on a whole herd test for tuberculosis within 12 months prior to import; or(II) Two USDA-approved tuberculosis tests conducted at least 90 days apart and the second of which was conducted within 90 days prior to import.(ii) A completed certificate of veterinary inspection (CVI);(iii) An entry permit obtained by the veterinarian who issued the CVI for the cervidae; and(iv) Proof that any CWD susceptible cervid originated from a certified status herd.(c) In-state movement. 1. For movement of any CWD susceptible cervidae from a county where any portion of the county lies within ten miles of a location where CWD has been detected by a state or federal animal health control official, a person must prior to the movement receive written authorization from the state veterinarian's office. The state veterinarian's office may authorize or deny movement of cervidae based on their likelihood to spread CWD within the state, as assessed on various factors, e.g. seclusion from CWD detected areas by barrier or distance, herd testing, or the existence of CWD in the region, etc.2. A person shall not move CWD susceptible cervidae unless the animals are identified by two forms of identification, one of which must be USDA official identification.3. A person shall not move non-CWD susceptible cervidae to a livestock market unless the animals are identified by two forms of identification, one of which must be USDA official identification.(d) CWD susceptible herd maintenance. 1. Any person who holds CWD susceptible cervidae within the state must:(i) Annually report to the department on or before July 1 of each year the herd inventory, including location, number, and species of cervidae;(ii) Immediately report to the department any cervid illness or death within 24 hours of discovery; and(iii) Make the carcass of any dead cervid available to the department for testing ordered by the state veterinarian.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0080-02-01-.12
Original rule certified June 5, 1974. Amendment filed April 18, 1979; effective June 4, 1979. Repeal by Public Chapter 261. New rule filed June 20, 1983; effective July 20, 1983. Amendment filed April 30, 1993; effective July 28, 1993. Amendment filed September 14, 1999; effective January 28, 2000. Amendment filed June 28, 2002; effective October 28, 2002. Amendment filed June 3, 2010; effective November 28, 2010. Amendments filed March 30, 2017; effective June 28, 2017. Emergency rule filed December 21, 2018; effective through June 15, 2019. Emergency rule expired effective June 16, 2019, and the rule reverted back to its previous status. Amendments filed January 2, 2020; effective 4/1/2020.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-203 and 44-2-102.