Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) Farmed Cervid
License.
(1) Persons interested in obtaining
a farmed cervid license shall apply with the Veterinary Division. The
application may be obtained from the Veterinary Division by calling (919)
707-3250 or by emailing farmedcervid@ncagr.gov. The contents of the application
shall include the following:
(A) the
applicant's name;
(B) the
applicant's address;
(C) the
applicant's contact information, including telephone numbers and email
addresses;
(D) the farm's
name;
(E) the farm's
address;
(F) the farm's contact
information, including telephone numbers and email addresses;
(G) a statement of whether the farm is
commercial, defined as a farmed cervid facility that is or will be selling
cervid or cervid products as a for-profit business, or private, defined as
non-commercial;
(H) a statement
from the applicant verifying the information provided is accurate;
(I) the national premises identification
number; and
(J) the applicant's
signature.
(2) Both
licensees and persons interested in obtaining a farmed cervid license shall
comply with
02 NCAC
52L .0401(c)(1) by enrolling
susceptible species of farmed cervid herds in the Herd Certification
Program.
(b) Terms of
License and Inventory Report.
(1) A farmed
cervid license shall be valid from July 1 through June 30 for the year in which
it was issued. If the new license is approved after July 1, it shall take
effect on the date of issue.
(2)
Licensees may apply for renewal each year during the renewal period of October
1 through December 31. If December 31 falls on a weekend or holiday, then the
renewals must be received by the Veterinary Division or postmarked by the next
business day. The contents of the renewal application shall include:
(A) the licensee's name, address, and contact
information, including telephone numbers and email addresses;
(B) the farm name, address, and contact
information, including telephone numbers and email addresses;
(C) a statement from the licensee verifying
the information provided is accurate; and
(D) the licensee's signature.
(3) Licensees shall submit a
written inventory report in spreadsheet form with their license renewal. The
inventory report shall include the:
(A)
licensee's name, mailing address, telephone number, and email
address;
(B) licensed facility
name, address, and national premises identification number;
(C) farmed cervid license number;
(D) for susceptible species, the species,
sex, and birth year of each susceptible species of farmed cervid;
(E) for susceptible species, the animal
identification numbers for each susceptible species of farmed cervid;
(F) for susceptible species, the date of
disposition or death of any susceptible species of farmed cervid; and
(G) for non-susceptible species, the total
number and the type and number of each non-susceptible species of farmed cervid
as of the date of the application or renewal.
(4) The inventory report shall be accompanied
by a statement from the licensee verifying the information provided is
accurate.
(c) Renewal of
Farmed Cervid License.
(1) Existing farmed
cervid licenses shall be renewed as long as the applicant for renewal continues
to meet the licensing requirements of this Subchapter.
(2) A person whose license has lapsed shall
not be eligible for renewal, but may apply for a new license.
(d) Only one license shall be
associated with each farmed cervid facility and national premises
identification number.
(e) Each
quarter, with the first quarter from January 1 to March 31, the second quarter
from April 1 to June 30, the third quarter from July 1 to September 30, and the
fourth quarter from October 1 to December 31, the licensee shall submit an
updated inventory report to the Veterinary Division if susceptible species of
fawns and calves were officially identified during that quarter. This update,
if applicable, shall be submitted within 30 days of a quarter's end
date.
