(1) The use or possession of natural cervid urine from cervids outside of Alabama while hunting is prohibited except that cervid urine may be used if produced in a facility that the department determines:
- (a) complies with a federal or a federally approved chronic wasting disease herd certification program and any federal chronic wasting disease protocols and record requirements;
- (b) does not allow importation of live cervids;
- (c) requires that all cervids exported from the facility be tested for chronic wasting disease upon death and the results are reported to the facility;
- (d) is inspected annually by an accredited veterinarian, including inspection of the herd and applicable records; and
- (e) maintains a fence at least 8 feet high around the facility and, if the facility is located within 30 miles of a confirmed positive occurrence of chronic wasting disease, is double fenced to prevent direct contact between captive and wild cervids.
- (2) Nothing in this regulation shall prohibit the use, collection, or sale of cervid urine products originating from within the State of Alabama.
- (3) This regulation shall not apply to those urine products which are fully synthetic in composition.
Author: Christopher M. Blankenship
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§9-2-7, 9-2-8, 9-2-12.
Penalty: As provided by law.
History: New Rule: Filed January 25, 2019; effective March 11, 2019.