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Committee adopts domestic‑cervid rule changes after confirmation of two domestic CWD cases; state vets clarify testing and management options
Summary
The committee approved rule text aligning domestic cervid surveillance with 2024 legislation, clarifying that official CWD tests should include brain stem and lymph node and describing options for producers after confirmed positives; agency officials said two domestic positives were identified in eastern Idaho.
The House Agriculture Affairs Committee voted to approve changes to Idaho’s domestic-cervid surveillance rules (docket 020419-2401), aligning rule text with House Bill 591 (2024) and clarifying specimen requirements for chronic wasting disease testing.
Dr. Scott Lively, state veterinarian, told the committee that the rule changes formalize definitions added in statute and make the department’s protocols consistent with industry standards for an official CWD test. "The standard is actually to collect both the brain stem and the lymph node," he said, adding that testing both tissues improves detection because the disease…
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