(1) The requirements for the disposition of alternative livestock farm cervid CWD trace herds is as follows:
- (a) The licensee must comply with CWD surveillance of the herd as outlined in ARM 32.4.1302.
- (b) The licensee shall present the entire herd for inspection and inventory within 30 days of notification by the state veterinarian.
- (c) The state veterinarian or his designee shall complete an epidemiological investigation of the herd.
(d) The state veterinarian shall identify high-risk animals within the herd.
- (i) The entire herd shall be placed under quarantine for a period of five years from the last exposure to a CWD positive animal.
- (ii) High-risk animals shall be restricted from contact with other animals in the herd.
- (iii) The licensee may sacrifice all high-risk animals and submit tissue samples or specimens from each CWD test eligible animal in accordance to ARM 32.4.1302. If all high-risk animals are sacrificed and no CWD positive animal is identified, the quarantine of the remaining animals will be reviewed for release.
- (e) The licensee shall meet with the state veterinarian and develop a herd plan within 30 days of the herd inventory and inspection date as required under (1)(b).
- (f) The CWD monitored herd status will be designated as "CWD monitored, status pending" until the quarantine is released.
Authorizing statute(s): 81-2-103, 81-2-104, 87-4-422, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 81-2-103, 87-4-422, MCA
History: NEW, 1999 MAR p. 652, Eff. 4/9/99; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 2974, Eff. 12/24/10; AMD, 2019 MAR p. 2380, Eff. 12/28/19.