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State clarifies chronic wasting disease rules after first two domestic herd detections; industry urged to be selective with imports
Summary
The department clarified domestic cervid (chronic wasting disease) rules to align with House Bill 591 and said the state has identified two confirmed CWD cases in domestic herds; the rulemaking clarifies sample types, surveillance timing and options for producers with multiple facilities.
The committee approved temporary updates to rules governing the domestic cervid (chronic wasting disease, CWD) survey to align with House Bill 591. The department also described ongoing investigations after confirming two CWD-positive domestic herds in eastern Idaho.
Dr. Scott Lively summarized the rule changes (docket 0204192401), saying the updates remove definitions duplicated in statute, align tissue-collection protocols with industry standards (requiring both brain stem and retropharyngeal lymph node samples for official…
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