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Committee approves CWD rule clarifications after state confirms first domestic cases
Summary
Lawmakers approved rule changes to domestic cervid (domestic elk) surveillance rules (docket 020419‑2401) to align with House Bill 591 and to clarify testing and herd management procedures after Idaho confirmed its first two chronic wasting disease (CWD) cases in domestic herds.
The House Agriculture Affairs Committee approved clarifying changes to domestic cervid surveillance rules (docket 020419‑2401) to align rule language with House Bill 591 and to reflect current testing protocols after the state confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in two domestic herds.
Dr. Scott Lively, State Veterinarian, briefed the committee that the rule changes mainly remove definitions and language that duplicate the statute and update the official tissue testing standard. The rule now specifies that an “official CWD test” includes collection of both brain stem and retropharyngeal lymph…
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