- (a) A state or federal animal health official shall inspect the trace-back herd, and all suspect and high risk cervidae shall be removed and tested for CWD.
- (b) A state, federal, or accredited veterinarian shall perform a herd inventory for the trace-back herd. The inventory shall identify each cervid on the premises and shall be verified annually.
- (c) The trace-back herd shall be quarantined for at least five (5) years from the date the trace-back cervid was removed from the herd. The term of the quarantine may be altered by the State Veterinarian if epidemiology indicates that the CWD in the trace-back cervid did not originate in the trace-back herd.
- (d) Herd owners shall report and CWD test all cervidae that die during the quarantine.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 635, eff 1-24-01 (emergency)
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1020, eff 5-11-01
Amended at 20 Ok Reg 797, eff 5-12-03
Amended at 21 Ok Reg 746, eff 4-26-04