| (6) Herd Plans. Facilities and associated properties
in the CZ that have been issued a herd plan shall operate in accordance
with the herd plan requirements as determined by the commission.
(7) Identification. All exotic CWD susceptible species
released in a CZ shall be identified with a visible official identification
device, which may include an eartag that conforms to the USDA alphanumeric
National Uniform Eartagging System or an animal identification number
(AIN), which may include a RFID device. If a CWD susceptible species
is released into a high fence premises, the animal shall retain the
acceptable official identification.
(d) Surveillance Zone Requirements:
(1) Movement. Prior to the movement of an exotic CWD
susceptible species outside an SZ or from one premises in the SZ to
another premises within the SZ, the premises of origin shall have
an epidemiological risk assessment conducted by the commission.
(2) Released Animals. No exotic CWD susceptible species
may be released within the SZ outside a high fence premises.
(3) Testing. All exotic CWD susceptible species, 16
months of age or older, that are hunter harvested shall be tested
for CWD. No part of a carcass of a CWD susceptible species, either
killed or found dead may be removed from the SZ unless a testable
CWD sample from the carcass is collected and tested. The results shall
be provided to the commission or the TPWD within 30 days of receiving
the test results.
(4) Carcass Movement Restrictions. No part of a carcass
of a CWD susceptible species, either killed or found dead, within
the SZ may be removed from the SZ unless it is in accordance with
the requirements of subsection (e) of this section.
(5) Escaped Animals. Any escaped exotic CWD susceptible
species which originated or resided in an SZ shall be captured and
returned to the high fence premises of origin.
(6) Herd Plans. Facilities and associated properties
in the SZ that have been issued a herd plan shall operate in accordance
with the herd plan requirements as determined by the commission.
(7) Identification. All exotic CWD susceptible species
released in an SZ shall be identified with a visible official identification
device, which may include an eartag that conforms to the USDA alphanumeric
National Uniform Eartagging System or an animal identification number
(AIN), which may include a RFID device. If a CWD susceptible species
is released into a high fence premises, the animal shall retain the
acceptable official identification.
(e) Carcass Movement Restrictions:
(1) No person shall transport or cause the transport
of any part of a CWD susceptible species from a property within a
CZ or SZ unless:
(A) meat has been cut up and packaged (boned or filleted);
(B) a carcass has been reduced to quarters with no
brain or spinal tissue present;
(C) a cleaned hide (skull and soft tissue must not
be attached or present);
(D) a whole skull (or skull plate) with antlers attached,
provided the skull plate has been completely cleaned of all soft tissue;
(E) finished taxidermy products;
(F) cleaned teeth; or
(G) tissue prepared and packaged for delivery to and
use by a diagnostic or research laboratory with results accessible
to the commission.
(2) A CWD susceptible species harvested in a CZ or
SZ may be transported from the CZ or SZ, provided it is accompanied
by a TPWD-issued check-station receipt, which is required during the
operation of the mandatory TPWD check-stations in the CZ or SZ, and
that receipt shall remain with the CWD susceptible species until it
reaches the possessor's permanent residence, a processing facility
for final processing, or another location as permitted by the commission
on a VS Form 1-27.
(3) The skinned or unskinned head of a CWD susceptible
species from a CZ or SZ may be transported to a taxidermist for taxidermy
purposes, provided all brain material, soft tissue, spinal column,
and any unused portions of the head are disposed of by the taxidermist
in a landfill permitted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
(f) The Executive Director may authorize movement.
If movement is necessary or desirable to promote the objectives of
this chapter or to minimize the economic impact of the restricted
CWD susceptible species without endangering those objectives or the
health and safety of other CWD susceptible species within the state,
the Executive Director may authorize movement in a manner that creates
minimal risk to the other CWD susceptible species in the state.
(g) A commission representative shall annually review
the movement restriction zones and recommend to the commission whether
to modify or rescind the zones.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §40.6 adopted to be effective January 2, 2017, 41 TexReg 10556; amended to be effective November 5, 2020, 45 TexReg 7693; amended to be effective October 14, 2021, 46 TexReg 6905 |
