Delaware Administrative Code
Title 3 - Agriculture
900 - Poultry and Animal Health
905 - Chronic Wasting Disease
Section 905-3.0 - Definitions
"Approved laboratory" means an American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AA VLD) accredited laboratory or the National Veterinary Services Laboratory, Ames, Iowa.
"Certificate" means an official document, issued by a state veterinarian or federal animal health official or an accredited veterinarian at the point of origin, containing information on the individual identification of each animal being moved, the number of animals, the purpose of the movement, the points of origin and destination, the consignor, the consignee, and any other information required by the state veterinarian.
"Certified CWD cervid herd" means a herd of cervidae that has met the qualifications for and has been issued a certified CWD cervid herd certificate signed by the state veterinarian.
"Cervidae" means elk, red deer, fallow deer, sika deer and related species and hybrids of these speCIes.
"Cervid CWD surveillance identification program" or "CCWDSI program" means a CWD surveillance program that requires identification and laboratory diagnosis on all deaths of cervidae over 18 months of age including, but not limited to, deaths by slaughter, hunting, illness, and injury. A copy of the approved laboratory reports shall be maintained by the owner for purposes of completion of the annual inventory examination for recertification. Such diagnosis shall include examination of brain and any other tissue as directed by the state veterinarian. If there are deaths for which tissues were not submitted for laboratory diagnosis due to postmortem changes or unavailabity, the department shall determine compliance.
"Cervid herd" means a group of cervidae or one or more groups of cervidae maintained on common ground or under common ownership or supervision that are geographically separated but can have interchange or movement.
"Cervid herd of origin" means a cervid herd, on any farm or other premises, where the animals were born or where they currently reside.
"Chronic wasting disease" or "CWD" means a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy of cervids.
"CWD affected" means a designation applies to cervidae diagnosed as affected with CWD based on laboratory results, clinical signs, or epidemiological investigation.
"CWD exposed" or "exposed" means a designation applied to cervidae that are either part of an affected herd or for which epidemiological investigation indicates contact with CWD affected animals or contact with animals from a CWD affected herd in the past four years.
"CWD suspect" means a designation applied to cervidae for which laboratory evidence or clinical signs suggest a diagnosis of CWD but for which laboratory results are inconclusive.
"Monitored CWD cervid herd" means a herd of cervidae that is in compliance with the CCWDSI program as defined in this rule. Monitored herds are defined as one-year, two-year, three-year, and four-year monitored herds in accordance with the time in years such herds have been in compliance with the CCWDSI program.
"Official cervid CWD test" means an approved test to diagnose CWD conducted at an official laboratory.
"Official cervid identification" means a USDA-approved identification ear tag that conforms to the alphanumeric national uniform ear tagging system as defined in 9 CFR Part 71.1, Chapter 1, revised as of January 1,2000.
"Permit"means an official document that is issued by the state veterinarian or USDA area veterinarian-in-charge or an accredited veterinarian for movement of affected, suspect, or exposed animals.
"Quarantine" means an imposed restriction prohibiting movement of cervids to any location without specific written permits.
"State" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Guam.
"Traceback" means the process of identifying the herd or origin of CCWDSI positive animals, including herds that were sold for slaughter.
