Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. The Department shall not issue a new
special license authorizing the possession of a live cervid, except as provided
under R12-4-418 and R12-4-420.
B. A
person shall not import a live cervid into Arizona, except a zoo license holder
may import any live nonnative cervid for exhibit, educational display, or
propagation provided the nonnative cervid is quarantined for 30 days upon
arrival and is procured from a facility that meets all of the following
requirements:
1. The exporting facility has a
disease surveillance program and no history of chronic wasting disease or other
wildlife disease that pose a serious health risk to wildlife or humans and
there is accompanying documentation from the facility certifying there is no
history of disease at the facility or within 50 miles of the
facility;
2. The nonnative cervid
is accompanied by a health certificate, issued no more than 30 days prior to
importation by a licensed veterinarian in the jurisdiction of origin;
and
3. The nonnative cervid is
accompanied by evidence of lawful possession, as defined under
R12-4-401.
C. A person
shall not transport a live cervid within Arizona, except to:
1. Export the live cervid from Arizona for a
lawful purpose;
2. Transport the
live cervid to a facility for the purpose of slaughter, when the slaughter will
take place within five days of the date of transport;
3. Transport the live cervid to or from a
licensed veterinarian for medical care;
4. Transport the live cervid to a new holding
facility owned by, or under the control of, the cervid owner, when all of the
following apply:
a. The current holding
facility has been sold or closed;
b. Ownership, possession, custody, or control
of the cervid will not be transferred to another person; and
c. The owner of the cervid has prior written
approval from the Department; or
5. Transport the live nonnative cervid within
Arizona for the purpose of procurement or propagation when all of the following
apply:
a. The nonnative cervid is transported
to or from a zoo licensed under R12-4-420;
b. The nonnative cervid is quarantined for 30
days upon arrival at its destination;
c. The nonnative cervid is procured from a
facility that meets all of the requirements established under subsection (B)(1)
though (B)(3).
D. A person who lawfully possesses a live
cervid, except any cervid held under a private game farm or zoo license, shall
comply with the requirements established under R12-4-425.
E. A person shall comply with the
requirements established under R12-4-305 when transporting a cervid carcass, or
its parts, from a licensed private game farm.
F. In addition to the recordkeeping
requirements of R12-4-413 and R12-4-420, a person who possesses a live cervid
under a private game farm or zoo license shall:
1. Permanently mark each live cervid with
either an individually identifiable microchip or tattoo within 30 days of
acquisition or birth of the cervid and ensure each cervid is marked with an ear
tag that identifies the farm of origin in a manner that is clearly visible from
a distance of 100 feet;
2. Report
the death of any cervid to the Department within seven calendar days of finding
the cervid,
3. Include in the annual report submitted to the
Department before January 31 of each year, the following for each native cervid
in the license holder's possession:
a. Name
of the license holder,
b. License
holder's mailing address,
c.
License holder's telephone number,
d. Number and species of live cervids
held,
e. The microchip or tattoo
number of each live native cervid held,
f. The disposition of all cervids that were
moved or died during the current reporting period,
g. The results of chronic wasting disease
testing for all cervids one year of age and older that die during the current
reporting period,
h. The license
holder shall also submit copies of all veterinary care records that occurred
during the previous year. and
i. Any other
information required by the Department to ensure compliance with this Section.
G. The
holder of a private game farm, scientific activity, zoo license, or a person
possessing a cervid under R12-4-425, shall ensure that the retropharyngeal
lymph nodes or obex from the head of a cervid over one year of age that dies
while held under the special licenses is collected by either a licensed
veterinarian or the Department and submitted within 72 hours of the time of
death to an Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service certified veterinary
diagnostic laboratory for chronic wasting disease analysis. A list of approved
laboratories is available at any Department office and on the Department's
website or www.aphis.usda.gov.
The license holder shall:
1. Ensure the
shipment of the deceased animal's tissues is made by a common, private, or
contract carrier that utilizes a tracking number system to track the
shipment.
2. Include all of the
following information with the shipment of the deceased animal's tissues, the
license holder's:
a. Name,
b. Mailing address, and
c. Telephone number.
3. Designate, on the sample submission form,
test results shall be sent to the Department within 10 days of completing the
analysis. The sample submission form is furnished by the diagnostic laboratory
providing the test.
4. Be
responsible for all costs associated with the laboratory analysis.
5. Notify the Department within 72 hours of
receiving a suspect or positive result.
H. A person who possesses a cervid shall
comply with all procedures for:
1.
Tuberculosis control and eradication for cervids as prescribed under the United
States Department of Agriculture publication "Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication:
Uniform Methods and Rules" USDA APHIS 91-45-011, revised January 1, 2005, which
is incorporated by reference in this Section.
2. Prevention, control, and eradication of
Brucellosis in cervids as prescribed under the United States Department of
Agriculture publication "Brucellosis in Cervidae: Uniform Methods and Rules"
U.S.D.A. A.P.H.I.S. 91-45-16, effective September 30, 2003.
3. The incorporated material is available at
any Department office, online at
www.aphis.usda.gov, or may be ordered
from the USDA APHIS Veterinary Services, Cattle Disease and Surveillance Staff,
P. O. Box 96464, Washington D.C. 20090-6464.
4. The material incorporated by reference in
this Section does not include any later amendments or editions.
I. A person who possesses a cervid
shall maintain records required under this Section for a period of at least
five years and shall make the records available for inspection to the
Department upon request.
J. The Department has
the authority to seize, euthanize, and dispose of any cervid possessed in
violation of this Section, at the owner's expense.
