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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 35. Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry |
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Chapter 15. Animal Industry |
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Subchapter 47. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Cervids |
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Part 5. DISPOSITION OF POSITIVE AND TRACE HERDS |
SECTION 35:15-47-14. Herd plans for trace-back herds
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- (a) A state or federal animal health official shall inspect the trace-back herd, and all suspect and high risk cervidae shall be removed and tested for CWD.(b) A state, federal, or accredited veterinarian shall perform a herd inventory for the trace-back herd. The inventory shall identify each cervid on the premises and shall be verified annually.(c) The trace-back herd shall be quarantined for at least five (5) years from the date the trace-back cervid was removed from the herd. The term of the quarantine may be altered by the State Veterinarian if epidemiology indicates that the CWD in the trace-back cervid did not originate in the trace-back herd.(d) Herd owners shall report and CWD test all cervidae that die during the quarantine.