Okla. Admin. Code § 35:15-47-6 - [Effective 8/11/2024] Minimum requirements for herd certification
(a) Regulations of the United States
Department of Agriculture concerning the control of CWD found at 9 CFR Part 55
(2017 Revision) are adopted by reference.
(b) The Board shall issue a quarantine on any
herd that contained a CWD positive cervid. The quarantined herd shall not
participate in the herd certification program until all herd plan requirements
are completed.
(c) All deaths of
cervids twelve (12) months of age or older, regardless of cause of death, shall
have the obex and medial retropharyngeal lymph nodes sampled and submitted to
an approved laboratory by a certified CWD sample collector. CWD sample
collectors shall submit written test results to the Department within seven (7)
days after receiving said test results from the laboratory.
(d) If eligible animal deaths are not tested
due to a missed sample, improper sample, or untestable sample, status shall be
suspended. Status may be maintained by:
(1) An
additional live animal over twelve (12) months of age may be sacrificed for
sampling; or
(2) Antemortem tests
as described in USDA's CWD Program Standards may be conducted.
(e) Freezing animal heads or other
acts that delay or inhibit quality sampling and testing may result in the
suspension, decrease, or loss of CWD status.
(f) The State Veterinarian may relax the
minimum requirements for herd certification for extraordinary
circumstances.
(g) Herd owners
shall report any animals displaying clinical signs of CWD, which may include
but are not limited to, weight loss, behavioral changes, excessive salivation,
increased drinking and urination, and depression.
(h) Herd owners shall complete an annual herd
inventory with an approved veterinarian during the dates assigned by the
Department.
Notes
Added at 18 Ok Reg 635, eff 1-24-01 (emergency) ; Added at 18 Ok Reg 1020, eff 5-11-01 ; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 797, eff 5-12-03 ; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 746, eff 4-26-04 ; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 105, eff 10-3-05 (emergency) ; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2164, eff 6-25-06 ; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1691, eff 8-1-12 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 788, eff 7-1-13
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