South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 12 - Department of Agriculture
Article 12:68 - Disease control and meat inspection
Chapter 12:68:25 - Chronic wasting disease in cervidae
Section 12:68:25:01 - Definitions

(1) "Accredited veterinarian" means a veterinarian approved by the Deputy Administrator of Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, and the state veterinarian, in accordance with 9 C.F.R. Part 161 (January 1, 2021), to perform functions required by cooperative state-federal animal disease control and eradication programs;

(2) "Adjacent herd" means a herd of cervidae occupying premises that border an affected herd, and herds separated by roads or streams; or a herd of cervidae occupying premises that were previously occupied by an affected herd within the past five years as determined by the designated epidemiologist;

(3) "Affected cervidae herd" means a cervidae herd from which any animal has been diagnosed as affected with chronic wasting disease and which is not in compliance with the provisions of the control program for chronic wasting disease as described in this chapter;

(4) "Approved laboratory" means the National Veterinary Service Laboratory, Ames, Iowa, or laboratories accredited by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians;

(5) "Certified chronic wasting disease cervidae herd" means a herd of cervidae that has qualified for and has been issued a certified chronic wasting disease cervidae herd certificate signed by the state veterinarian;

(6) "Cervidae" means deer, elk, moose, caribou, reindeer, and related species and their hybrids;

(7) "Cervidae 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;

(8) "Cervidae herd of origin" means a cervidae herd, or any farm or other premises, where the animals were born or where they are kept for at least one year before the date of shipping, if cervidae from other premises have not been on the premises within one year before shipment;

(9) "Certificate of veterinary inspection" means an official document issued by the state veterinarian, a federal animal health official, or an accredited veterinarian, at the point of origin, and containing information on the individual identification of the animals, 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 animal health official for importation or translocation;

(10) "Chronic wasting disease" means a transmissable spongiform encephalopathy of cervidae;

(11) "Designated epidemiologist" means a state or federal veterinarian who has demonstrated the knowledge and ability to perform the functions required under this chapter and who has been selected by the state veterinarian;

(12) "Exposed" means a designation applied to cervidae that are either part of an affected herd or for which epidemiological investigation indicates contact with chronic wasting disease affected animals or contact with animals from a chronic wasting disease affected herd in the past five years;

(13) "Herd plan" means a written herd management and testing plan that is designed by the herd owner, the owner's veterinarian if requested, and a designated epidemiologist to identify and eradicate chronic wasting disease from an affected, exposed, or adjacent herd;

(14) "Monitored chronic wasting disease cervidae herd" means a herd of cervidae that is in compliance with the voluntary chronic wasting disease certification program, as defined in this section. A monitored herd must be defined as one-year, two-year, three-year, and four-year-monitored, in accordance with the time in years the herd has been in compliance with the voluntary chronic wasting disease certification program;

(15) "Official cervidae identification" means an identification eartag that conforms to the official animal identification, as defined in 9 C.F.R. Part 55 (January 1, 2021);

(16) "Permit" means an official document that is issued by the state veterinarian, veterinarian-in-charge, or an accredited veterinarian for movement of affected, suspect, and exposed animals;

(17) "Quarantine" means an imposed restriction prohibiting movement of cervidae to any location without specific written permits;

(18) "State" mans any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or Guam;

(19) "Traceback" means the process of identifying the herd of origin of positive animals, including herds that were sold for slaughter;

(20) "Traceforward" means the process of epidemiologically identifying the movement of chronic wasting disease exposed animals; and

(21) "Voluntary chronic wasting disease herd certification program" means a voluntary chronic wasting diease surveillance program that recognizes herds as low risk for chronic wasting disease by complying with the voluntary chronic wasting disease herd certification program surveillance procedures.