8 CCR 1201-17, pt. 1 - Definition and construction of terms

1.1. "Accredited veterinarian" means an individual who is currently licensed and in good standing with a veterinary licensing board or agency in any state of the United States or the District of Columbia to practice veterinary medicine and is accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services.

1.2. "Alternative livestock" means any domesticated elk or fallow deer as such are classified as alternative livestock pursuant to this article. Alternative livestock shall not be considered wildlife for purposes of this article.

1.3. "Alternative livestock farm" means any real property licensed by the State Board of Stock Inspection pursuant to § 35-41.5-104, 106 and 107, C.R.S.

1.4. "Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)" means the agency in the United States Department of Agriculture known as the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

1.5. "Certificate of veterinary inspection (CVI)" means an official document issued by an accredited veterinarian at the point of origin of a shipment of livestock. The document shall include the date; the physical location of origin; the name and mailing address of the consignor; the physical location of the destination; the name and mailing address of the consignee; the age, sex, number, and breed of the livestock; sufficient identification marks, tags or other identification as may be approved by the State Veterinarian, to positively identify livestock; and the results of all required tests. Such document shall also include a statement verifying that the livestock identified on the document have been inspected and that they are free from clinical signs of any contagious, infectious, or communicable diseases and that the livestock do not originate from an area of quarantine, infestation, or infection. A certificate of veterinary inspection is valid for thirty (30) days after the date of issuance.

1.6. "Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)" means a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy of cervids.

1.7. "CWD Surveillance Status" means the period of consecutive months during which an alternative livestock farm:

1) has submitted the required biological samples from all domesticated elk mortalities 12 months of age and older, regardless of cause;

2) and when all such tests have proven negative for CWD; and

3) when all external domesticated elk additions to the herd originated from a herd with equal or higher CWD Surveillance Status.

1.8. "Domesticated elk" means any elk kept, maintained, or possessed pursuant to an alternative livestock farm license issued pursuant to 35-41.5-101, et seq., C.R.S.

1.9 "Herd plan" means a plan approved by Colorado Department of Agriculture, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), and the USDA Area Veterinarian in Charge to replace a quarantine previously issued by the State Veterinarian to an alternative livestock farm that has tested positive for the presence of CWD. A herd plan sets forth how the herd and farm must be managed to minimize the spread of CWD infection.

1.10. "Official identification device or method" means a means approved by the Administrator of the USDA APHIS for applying an official identification number to an animal of a specific species or associating an official identification number with an animal or group of animals of a specific species or otherwise officially identifying an animal or group of animals.

1.11. "State Veterinarian" means the veterinarian designated by the Commissioner of the Colorado Department of Agriculture and the director of the Division of Animal Health, Colorado Department of Agriculture.

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8 CCR 1201-17, pt. 1

38 CR 23, December 10, 2015, effective 12/31/2015 40 CR 09, May 10, 2017, effective 5/30/2017 45 CR 10, May 25, 2022, effective 6/15/2022