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Committee adopts temporary rule aligning chronic wasting disease procedures with recent statute
Summary
The House Agricultural Affairs Committee approved temporary rules clarifying CWD testing procedures and aligning rule language with House Bill 591 after the department confirmed two domestic CWD cases in eastern Idaho.
The House Agricultural Affairs Committee approved a temporary rule package (docket 0204192401) that clarifies chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing procedures, defines "animal health emergency" in rule, and implements consistency with House Bill 591.
Dr. Scott Lively told the committee that the rule clarifies that an official CWD test for domestic cervids requires both the brain stem (obex) and a lymph node specimen, reflecting current diagnostic…
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