1. (a) In addition to meeting the requirements of 18 AAC 36.010 - 18 AAC 36.015, a person who intends to import a cervid into the state shall ensure that the health certificate or certificate of veterinary inspection includes certification that each cervid

   1. (1) originates from a herd designated by a state as free of brucellosis and tuberculosis or has tested negative for brucellosis and tuberculosis not earlier than 60 days before importation;
   2. (2) for 60 months before shipment, has not resided within 10 miles of a cervid diagnosed with chronic wasting disease;
   3. (3) originates from a herd that participates in a USDA or state chronic wasting disease herd certification program and has achieved five-year chronic wasting disease certified status before shipment;
   4. (4) is free of ectoparasites or was treated for ectoparasites not earlier than 10 days before importation with an insecticide or medication approved by the USDA, FDA, or EPA, as appropriate;
   5. (5) has received not earlier than 20 days before importation an appropriate anthelmintic medication approved by the USDA, FDA, or EPA, as appropriate; and
   6. (6) does not originate from, and has not ever been located, east of 97° west longitude in the United States or Canada.

2. (b) The state veterinarian may, if the state veterinarian determines that testing serves the interests of animal or public health, require an owner of an imported cervid to

   1. (1) retest the imported cervid for brucellosis or tuberculosis not earlier than 45 days and not later than 120 days after its arrival in the state; and
   2. (2) if the cervid is selected for retesting, keep the cervid isolated from other resident livestock until retests are confirmed negative or the state veterinarian approves release of the animal.

3. (c) Except as provided in this section, a person may not import any whole or partial cervid carcasses. Carcass parts from Cervidae that may be imported are

   1. (1) de-boned or processed meat that has been cut and wrapped commercially or privately;
   2. (2) quarters or other meal portions with no spinal column, including dorsal root ganglion, or head attached;
   3. (3) hides with no head attached;
   4. (4) clean and disinfected skull plates or whole skull (European mount), with no meat or nervous tissue attached;
   5. (5) antlers with no meat or tissue attached;
   6. (6) teeth; and
   7. (7) taxidermy mounts or trophies.
4. (d) A person who is notified that a carcass imported into the state tested positive for chronic wasting disease shall report these findings to the state veterinarian not later than seven days after receiving notification.

(Eff. 3/24/2017, Register 221)

Authority: AS 03.05.011, AS 03.45.010, AS 03.45.030, AS 03.05.075, AS 03.45.020