01-09-2004, 04:39 AM
[center][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]USDA PROPOSES NEW RULES FOR CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE HERD CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AND [/size][/font][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]INTERSTATE MOVEMENT [/size][/font][/center] [center][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]OF CAPTIVE DEER AND ELK[/size][/font][/center]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]MUCC is currently preparing comments on the proposed rule and will post this information as soon as it is available. Below is a summary of the rules. Click on the link at the bottom to read the document in its entirety and to learn how to submit your comments.[/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]SUMMARY: We are proposing to establish a herd certification program to [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]eliminate chronic wasting disease from captive cervids in the United [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]States. Participating deer and elk herds would have to follow program [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]requirements for animal identification, testing, herd management, and [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]movement of animals into and from herds. After 5 years of enrollment [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]with no evidence of chronic wasting disease, a herd would be granted [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]``certified'' status. Owners of herds could enroll in a State program [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]that we have determined has requirements equivalent to the Federal [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]program, or could enroll directly in the Federal program if no State [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]program exists. We are also proposing to establish interstate movement [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]requirements to prevent the interstate movement of deer and elk that [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]pose a risk of spreading CWD. These actions are intended to eliminate [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3][size 2]CWD from the captive deer and elk herds in the United States . [/size][/size][/font]
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3][size 2]February 23, 2004 . [/size][/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#0000ff][size 2][url "http://www.mucc.org/documents/InterstateMovementofCaptiveDeerandElk.doc"]Click here to read the USDA's proposed rules[/url][/size][/#0000ff][/font]
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]MUCC is currently preparing comments on the proposed rule and will post this information as soon as it is available. Below is a summary of the rules. Click on the link at the bottom to read the document in its entirety and to learn how to submit your comments.[/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]SUMMARY: We are proposing to establish a herd certification program to [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]eliminate chronic wasting disease from captive cervids in the United [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]States. Participating deer and elk herds would have to follow program [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]requirements for animal identification, testing, herd management, and [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]movement of animals into and from herds. After 5 years of enrollment [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]with no evidence of chronic wasting disease, a herd would be granted [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]``certified'' status. Owners of herds could enroll in a State program [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]that we have determined has requirements equivalent to the Federal [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]program, or could enroll directly in the Federal program if no State [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]program exists. We are also proposing to establish interstate movement [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]requirements to prevent the interstate movement of deer and elk that [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]pose a risk of spreading CWD. These actions are intended to eliminate [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3][size 2]CWD from the captive deer and elk herds in the United States . [/size][/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2][/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before [/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3][size 2]February 23, 2004 . [/size][/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#0000ff][size 2][url "http://www.mucc.org/documents/InterstateMovementofCaptiveDeerandElk.doc"]Click here to read the USDA's proposed rules[/url][/size][/#0000ff][/font]
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