A. The following
words or terms, when used in
4VAC15-40-285,
this section, and
4VAC15-90-294,
shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
"Cervid" means any member of the deer family Cervidae,
including white-tailed deer, fallow deer, sika deer, elk, and reindeer.
"Import" means to transport a carcass or carcass parts, other
than those outlined in subsection B of this section, into the Commonwealth in
such a manner that the carcass or carcass parts are removed from their place of
storage within a vehicle or other conveyance and placed or deposited within the
Commonwealth. Deer harvested on properties that span the Commonwealth's
boundary with an adjoining state shall not be considered imported.
B. No person shall import or
possess any carcass or part of a carcass of any member of the family Cervidae
(deer) originating outside of the Commonwealth, except that the following
carcass parts may be imported and possessed:
1. Boned-out meat;
2. Quarters or other portions of meat with no
part of the spinal column or skull attached;
3. Hides or capes with no skull
attached;
4. Clean (no meat or
tissue attached) skulls or skull plates with or without antlers
attached;
5. Clean (no meat or
tissue attached) lower jaw bones;
6. Antlers (with no meat or tissue
attached);
7. Upper canine teeth
(buglers, whistlers, or ivories); and
8. Finished taxidermy products.
A legible label shall be affixed to packages or containers
containing the allowed carcass parts bearing the following information: the
species of animal, the state or province from where the animal originated, and
the name and address of the person who either killed or possesses the allowed
parts in the Commonwealth.
C. Any person who imports into Virginia any
deer carcass or parts described in subsection A of this section and is notified
that the animal has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease must report the
test results to the department within 72 hours of receiving the notification.
In order to facilitate the proper disposal of any infected material, the
department may take into possession any imported carcass or carcass part of an
animal if the animal has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease.
D. No person shall transport any carcass or
part of a carcass of any cervid out of any area designated by the department as
a disease management area, except :
1. Carcass
parts enumerated in subsection B of this section; or
2. Carcasses and parts transported to other
locations or areas within the Commonwealth designated by the department or to
specified locations in other states and provinces where it is legal to import
such materials, provided that such carcasses or parts are transported without
delay and secured within a vehicle or other conveyance during transit.
Provided further that, except for carcass parts enumerated in
subsection B of this section, no person shall transport any carcass or part of
a carcass of any cervid between administrative units of a disease management
area when prohibited by the department. Provisions of this section shall not
apply to employees of the department or another government agency, or their
designees, working in an official disease investigation or management
capacity.
E. No
person shall for the purposes of taking or attempting to take, attracting, or
scouting any wild animal in Virginia possess or use any substance or material
that contains or purports to contain any excretion collected from a cervid,
including feces, urine, blood, gland oil, or other bodily fluid.
Notes
4 Va. Admin. Code §
15-90-293
Derived from Virginia
Register Volume 22, Issue 6, eff. November 1, 2005; amended, Virginia Register
Volume 27, Issue 23, eff. July 1, 2011; Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. August 15,
2013; Amended,
Virginia
Register Volume 30, Issue 24, eff. 8/1/2014; Amended,
Virginia
Register Volume 31, Issue 25, eff. 8/1/2015; Amended,
Virginia
Register Volume 35, Issue 22, eff.
8/1/2019; Amended,
Virginia
Register Volume 37, Issue 22, eff.
7/1/2021.
Statutory Authority: §§
29.1-103,
29.1-501 ,
and
29.1-502
of the Code of Virginia.
