Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 43, October 25, 2024
Section 58-74-5 - Disease Testing and Monitoring5.1. The Division shall not import any elk from a population known to be infected with and/or not routinely postmortem tested for the abnormal prion associated with chronic wasting disease of deer and elk.5.2. The Division shall not import any elk into the state without a valid CVI issued by an accredited veterinarian. 5.2.a. The CVI shall indicate that the animal has had a negative tuberculosis test within 2 months prior to the importation.5.2.b. The CVI shall indicate that the animal has had a negative brucellosis test within 1 month prior to the importation of the animal.5.2.c. The Division shall consider the requirement of negative test results in 5.2.a. and 5.2.b. as minimum requirements for importation of elk captured from the wild from the Kentucky or Virginia Elk Management Zones, but shall require additional disease testing for any elk imported from outside of the Kentucky and Virginia Elk Management Zones on a case by case basis.5.3. For purposes of this section, the tuberculosis test shall use the single cervical test as prescribed by the United States Department of Agriculture on December 31, 1990 or equivalent approved test (DPP Test Dual Path Platform Test, April 2014), approved by USDA APHIS Veterinary Services and all elk captured from the wild and confined with the elk to be imported shall have a negative tuberculosis test or negative postmortem culture.5.4. The Division shall notify the Commissioner of the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) of its intent to import elk into the state a minimum of one (1) week prior to transporting animals into the state.