PURPOSE: This amendment will allow new cervid facilities to be permitted by the department within a certain distance of a Chronic Wasting Disease positive cervid if a double fence is constructed and no cervid occupies the area between the interior and exterior fences.
To be considered a sample that produced a valid result, the sample must have been suitable, testable, and not rejected for any other reason. If less than eighty percent (80%) of samples are valid, then the permit holder must provide sufficient replacement samples to achieve this requirement. Replacement samples may consist of either postmortem sample(s) at a one to one (1:1) ratio taken from other animal(s) of similar age and time in the facility, if possible; or antemortem samples at a three to one (3:1) ratio taken from other animal(s) of similar age and time in the facility, if possible; or valid post-mortem sample results obtained from a licensed big game hunting preserve for any cervid that can be traced to the Class III permit holder's facility within the past twelve (12) months.
3 CSR 10-9.354