The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
(1) Approved Laboratory--A diagnostic laboratory approved
by the Administrator to conduct official tests for CWD in accordance
with 9 CFR 55.8.
(2) Authorized personnel--For the Chronic Wasting Disease
(CWD) program, a person that is certified by the commission as a Certified
CWD Postmortem Sample Collector or, for veterinarians, a Certified
CWD Veterinarian.
(3) Certified CWD Postmortem Sample Collector--An individual
who has completed appropriate training recognized by the commission
on the collection, preservation, laboratory submission, and proper
recordkeeping of samples for postmortem CWD testing, and who has been
certified by the commission to perform these activities.
(4) Certified CWD Veterinarian--A veterinarian who
has authorized personnel status for veterinarians as defined by §47.1
of this title (relating to Definitions), has completed appropriate
training recognized by the commission on the collection, preservation,
laboratory submission, and proper recordkeeping of samples for antemortem
CWD testing, and who has been certified by the commission to perform
these activities.
(5) Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)--A transmissible
spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) of susceptible species.
(6) CWD Susceptible Species--All species in the cervidae
family determined to be susceptible to CWD, which means any species
that has had a diagnosis of CWD confirmed by means of an official
test conducted by a laboratory approved by USDA/APHIS. This includes
white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), mule deer (Odocoileus
hemionus), black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus), North
American elk or wapiti (Cervus Canadensis), red deer (Cervus elaphus),
Sika deer (Cervus Nippon), moose (Alces alces), and any associated
subspecies and hybrids.
(7) Sample Identification Number--The number assigned
to a CWD sample on the specimen submission form.
(8) Specimen Submission Form--USDA-APHIS VS form 10-4,
electronic VS form 10-4 or equivalent submission form.
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