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State veterinarian presents multiple animal‑industry rule updates; committee adopts package including CWD clarifications
Summary
Dr. Scott Lively of the Idaho State Department of Agriculture summarized negotiated rule changes to several animal‑industry rules (animal industries, Grade A milk, beef cattle feeding, and domestic cervid rules tied to House Bill 591). The committee adopted the dockets; public testimony flagged chronic wasting disease monitoring concerns.
Dr. Scott Lively, administrator of the Division of Animal Industries and Idaho state veterinarian, presented a series of rulemaking dockets that reorganize and update the Department of Agriculture's animal‑industry rules, including electronic health‑certificate standards, incorporation‑by‑reference updates to Grade A milk standards, reorganization of nutrient/environmental management language for livestock byproducts, and updates to captive cervid (elk/deer) disease testing and quarantine language consistent with House Bill 591.
On electronic health certificates (CVI), Lively explained that multiple electronic platforms exist and that the department provides a free database funded by a 2018 appropriation for licensed and accredited veterinarians. "If you have an electronic CVI, you don't need to print it out. You can have it on your tablet or on your phone,"…
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