SECTION .0500 – CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE MANAGEMENT

15A NCAC 10B .0501      DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

(a)  The rules in this Section apply to an area of the State where Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been detected, as determined by the Commission.

(b)  The following definitions shall apply to rules in this Section:

(1)           "Cervid" means the animals in the Family Cervidae not otherwise regulated by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

(2)           "Cervid Health Cooperator" means an individual authorized to collect CWD samples on behalf of the Commission.

(3)           "Chronic Wasting Disease" or "CWD" means the transmissible spongiform encephalopathy prion disease affecting species within the deer (Cervidae) Family.

(4)           "CWD Management Area" means the area delineated by the Commission where CWD has been determined to be endemic and the rules of this Section apply.

(5)           "Primary Surveillance Area" or "PSA" means a county delineated by the Commission for CWD surveillance where a confirmed CWD positive cervid has been found.

(6)           "Sample" means the cervid head and no less than three inches of the neck.

(7)           "Secondary Surveillance Area" or "SSA" means a county adjacent to or near a PSA delineated by the Commission for CWD surveillance.

(8)           "Submit" means to deliver a sample to a cervid health cooperator or qualified Commission employee or deposit in a Commission CWD Testing Drop-off Station.

(9)           "Surveillance Area" means the PSA and SSA collectively.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-306;

Temporary Adoption Eff. July 1, 2022;

Temporary Adoption Eff. July 1, 2023;

Eff. January 1, 2024.