Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 32 - LIVESTOCK
Chapter 32.4 - DISEASE CONTROL
Subchapter 32.4.13 - Chronic Wasting Disease
Rule 32.4.1303 - ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK MONITORED HERD STATUS FOR CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 32.4.1303
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) The alternative livestock cervid herd shall be assigned a monitored herd status by the department at the conclusion of each year of mandatory CWD surveillance as follows:
(a) "CWD monitored, status unknown" is the
status of a herd prior to completion of the initial year of surveillance or the
status of a herd that fails to meet the mandatory surveillance requirements in
ARM
32.4.1302.
(b) The "CWD monitored herd status," levels I
through V are designations that correspond with the number of years of
completed surveillance with no confirmation of CWD in the herd.
(i) Level I is the status of a herd after
completion of one year of required surveillance.
(ii) Level II is the status of a herd after
completion of two years of required surveillance.
(iii) Level III is the status of a herd after
completion of three years of required surveillance.
(iv) Level IV is the status of a herd after
completion of four years of required surveillance.
(v) Level V is the status of a herd after
completion of five years of required surveillance. For those enrolled in the
voluntary federal CWD herd certification plan, one year from the date a herd is
placed in Level 5 status, the herd status will be changed to Certified, and
will remain in Certified status as long as it is enrolled in the program,
provided its status is not lost, suspended, or reduced in accordance with these
rules.
(c) "Suspended" is
the status of a herd that has been identified as a CWD affected, exposed, trace
herd or does not comply with ARM 32.4.1302.
AUTH: 81-2-103, 81-2-104, 87-4-422, MCA IMP: 81-2-103, 87-4-422, MCA
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