(a)Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). If either the commission
[Commission] or the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department issues a quarantine or a prohibition on CWD susceptible
species entering the state, that quarantine or prohibition supersedes
these rules for the quarantined species. This includes white-tailed
deer (Odocoileus virginianus), mule
deer (Odocoileus hemionus), black-tailed
deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus), North
American elk or wapiti (Cervus canadensis [
Canadensis]), red deer (Cervus
elaphus), Sika deer (Cervus nippon [
Nippon]), moose (Alces alces),
reindeer and caribou ( Rangifer tarandus), and
any associated subspecies and hybrids or other cervid species determined
to be susceptible to CWD, which means an animal that has had a [diagnosis
of] CWD diagnosis confirmed by [means of]
an official test conducted by an approved [a]
laboratory [approved by USDA/APHIS] shall obtain an entry
permit from the commission [Commission] prior
to entering Texas. All mule deer and white-tailed deer are also required
to obtain an entry permit from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
in order to enter the state. All requests for entry must be [made]
in writing and accompanied with the information necessary to support
import qualifications of the animal(s). The entry request must [
This should] be received by the commission [TAHC]
at least ten working days prior to the proposed entry date. Application
processing may [The processing of the application can]
be expedited by assuring that all of the necessary documentation has
been provided and that the necessary staff is available for review.
The application must be accompanied by the owner's statement stating
that to his/her knowledge the animal (or donor animals) to be imported
have never come in contact with equipment or resided on a premises [
premise] where CWD has been [was ever]
diagnosed.
(b)Requirements for entry. The applicant must identify
the herd of origin and the herd of destination on both the permit
application and the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection [
certificate of veterinary inspection]. The cervid(s) to be imported
into this state[,] shall be identified to their herd of
origin by a minimum of two official [official/approved]
unique identifiers to include, but not limited to, a legible
tattoo, USDA approved eartag, breed registration, RFID device or other
commission-approved [state approved] permanent identification
method [methods]. If a microchip is used for identification,
the owner shall provide the necessary reader. The shipment shall be
accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection [certificate
of veterinary inspection] completed by an accredited veterinarian.
Additionally, the applicant must provide documentation showing [that
] the animal(s) originate from a herd that has achieved
Certified status [successfully participated] in an
[a complete] Approved State CWD Herd Certification
Program [herd certification program that is] in compliance
with the interstate movement requirements of the May 2019 USDA
CWD Herd Certification [July 2012, USDA edition of "Chronic
Wasting Disease] Program Standards["] and 9
CFR [the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 9,] Parts
55 and 81[,] for a minimum of five years and is more
than 25 miles from a location where CWD has been confirmed or as otherwise
epidemiologically determined by the Executive Director.
(c)(No change.)
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state
agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on October 25, 2021
TRD-202104293 Myra Sines
Chief of Staff
Texas Animal Health Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: December 5, 2021
For further information, please call: (512) 719-0724
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