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 Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021)
 TITLE 35. Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
 Chapter 15. Animal Industry
 Subchapter 47. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Cervids
 Part 1. GENERAL

  SECTION 35:15-47-2. 1 Definitions  

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  •   The following words or terms, when used in this Subchapter, shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
    "Affected herd" means a herd of cervidae that contains or has contained one or more animals infected with chronic wasting disease.
    "Certified CWD sample c.ollector" means an individual who has completed appropriate training recognized by the Department on the collection and preservation of samples for CWD testing and on proper record keeping, and who has been certified to perform these activities by the Department.
    "Cervidae" means, for the purposes of this Subchapter only, white-tail deer, black-tail deer, mule deer, red deer (European elk), and elk but does not include members of the cervidae family that are not susceptible to CWD.
    "Herd" means one or more cervidae maintained on common ground and includes all cervidae under single or multiple ownership or supervision that are geographically separated but can have an interchange of cervidae between the groups.
    "Herd plan" means a herd management and testing agreement developed by state and federal animal health officials in conjunction with the herd owner. A herd plan shall be valid only upon approval by the State Veterinarian.
    "Suspect animal" means a cervid that displays clinical signs suggestive of CWD, including but not limited to, weight loss, poor condition, drooling, behavioral abnormalities, incoordination, weakness, or recumbency.
[Source: Reserved at 18 Ok Reg 635, eff 1-24-01 (emergency); Reserved at 18 Ok Reg 1020, eff 5-11-01; Added at 20 Ok Reg 797, eff 5-12-03; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2144, eff 6-25-06; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 788, eff 7-1-13]

Note

EDITOR’S NOTE: On 4-13-01, the agency promulgated an emergency action reserving another rule at this number (35:15-47-2), creating a duplication in numbering. [See 18 Ok Reg 2305] The number was later changed to an unused Section number (35:15-48-2) in the permanent action that superseded the emergency action on 5-13-02. [See 19 Ok Reg 948]