Texas Administrative Code
Title 4 - AGRICULTURE
Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION
Chapter 40 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE
Section 40.7 - Executive Director Declaration of a CWD Movement Restriction Zone
Universal Citation: 4 TX Admin Code ยง 40.7
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Order Declaring a CWD High-Risk Area or County (Order). The Executive Director may issue an Order to declare a CWD high-risk area or county based on sound epidemiological principles for disease detection, control, and eradication. The epidemiological criteria used for designating an area or county as high risk may include the presence of disease, multiple CWD-positive animals in the area, and common husbandry and animal use practices that could lead to disease exposure.
(b) The Order shall contain the following elements:
(1) The epidemiological criteria for
which the order is being issued.
(2) A description of the area or county
determined to be high risk that enables a person to identify the area and
determine if a premises is included in the area.
(3) A statement that movement of CWD
susceptible species is prohibited, if the Executive Director determines the
threat of disease spread warrants such action.
(4) Any exceptions, terms, conditions, or
provisions prescribed under this chapter.
(5) The class of persons authorized by the
commission or the Executive Director to issue certificates or permits
permitting movement.
(6) Any
authorized movement certificate or permit must be issued in conformity with the
requirements stated in the high-risk Order :
(A) The Executive Director may provide a
written certificate or written permit authorizing the movement of CWD
susceptible species from locations where the CWD susceptible species have been
restricted.
(B) The certificate or
permit must be issued by a commission representative.
(7) If the Order prohibits the movement of
any CWD susceptible species until tested negative for the disease, the
Executive Director may prescribe:
(A) any
exceptions;
(B) terms;
(C) conditions; or
(D) provisions the Executive Director
considers necessary or desirable to promote the objectives of this chapter or
to minimize the economic impact of the quarantine without endangering those
objectives or the health and safety of other CWD susceptible species.
(c) Publication of Notice. The Executive Director shall give notice of the Order:
(1) By publishing notice in a newspaper
published in the county where the high-risk area is established; or
(2) By delivering a written notice to the
owner or caretaker of the animals or places to be restricted.
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