Definitions

01. Approved Laboratory. NVSL, an AAVLD accredited laboratory that is qualified to perform CWD diagnostic procedures, or a laboratory designated by the Administrator to perform CWD diagnostic procedures. (3-15-22) 02. Approved Slaughter Establishment. A USDA inspected slaughter establishment at which ante- mortem and post-mortem inspection is conducted by USDA inspectors. (3-15-22) 03. Area Veterinarian in Charge. The USDA/APHIS/VS veterinary official who is assigned to supervise and perform official animal health activities in Idaho. (3-15-22) 04. Breed Associations and Registries. Organizations maintaining permanent records of ancestry or pedigrees of animals, individual animal identification records and records of ownership. (3-15-22) 05. Cervid Herd. One (1) or more domestic cervidae or groups of domestic cervidae maintained on common ground or under common ownership or supervision that may be geographically separated but can have interchange or movement. (3-15-22) 06. Cervidae. Deer, elk, moose, caribou, reindeer, and related species and hybrids including all members of the cervidae family and hybrids. (3-15-22) 07. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). A transmissible spongiform encephalopathy of cervids that is a nonfebrile, transmissible, insidious, and degenerative disease affecting the central nervous system of cervidae. (7-1-25) 08. Custom Exempt Slaughter Establishment. A slaughter establishment that is subject to facility inspection by USDA, but that does not have ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection of animals by USDA inspectors. (3-15-22) IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 02.04.19 Department of Agriculture Rules Governing Domestic Cervidae Section 010 Page 5 09. CWD-Adjacent Herd. A herd of domestic cervidae occupying premises that border a premises occupied by a CWD positive herd, including herds separated by roads or streams. (3-15-22) 10. CWD-Suspect Herd. A domestic cervidae herd in which any animal(s) has been determined to be a CWD-suspect. (3-15-22) 11. Death Certificate. A form, approved by the administrator, provided by the Division for the reporting of cervidae deaths and for reporting sample submission for CWD testing. (3-15-22) 12. Designated Epidemiologist. A state or federal veterinarian who has demonstrated the knowledge and ability to perform the functions required under these rules and who has been selected by the Administrator to fulfill the epidemiology duties relative to the state domestic cervidae disease control program. (3-15-22) 13. Disposal. Final disposition of dead cervidae. (3-15-22) 14. Domestic Cervidae. Fallow deer (Dama dama), elk (Cervus elaphus) or reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) owned by a person. (3-15-22) 15. Domestic Cervidae Ranch. A premises where domestic cervidae are held or kept, including multiple premises under common ownership. (3-15-22) 16. Electronic Identification. A form of unique, permanent individual animal identification such as radio frequency identification tag, radio frequency identification implant, or other forms approved by the Administrator. (3-15-22) 17. Endemic Area. A geographical area designated by a state animal health official in the state of origin where animals located within that area are subject to an increased risk of acquiring a contagious disease. Most commonly in reference to Tuberculosis or Chronic Wasting Disease. (3-15-22) 18. Escape. Any domestic cervidae located outside the perimeter fence of a domestic cervidae ranch and not under the immediate control of the owner or operator of the domestic cervidae ranch. (3-15-22) 19. Federal Animal Health Official. An employee of USDA/APHIS/VS who is authorized to perform animal health activities. (3-15-22) 20. Harvest. Any healthy domestic cervid that is intentionally and lethally removed from a domestic cervidae facility, by an owner, designated employee or customer of the facility, strictly for the purposes of either shooting or meat production. Harvested includes cervids slaughtered at an approved or custom-exempt slaughter establishment. (3-15-22) 21. Herd of Origin. A cervid herd, on any domestic cervidae ranch or other premise, where the animals were born, or where they were kept for at least one (1) year prior to date of shipment. (3-15-22) 22. Herd Status. Classification of a cervidae herd with regard to CWD. (3-15-22) 23. Intrastate Movement Certificate. A form approved by the Administrator, and available from the Division, to document the movement of domestic cervidae between premises within Idaho. (3-15-22) 24. Individual CWD Herd Plan. A written herd management agreement and testing plan developed by the herd owner and approved by the Administrator to identify and eradicate CWD from a positive, source, suspect, exposed, or adjacent herd. (3-15-22) 25. National CWD Herd Certification Program. A federal-state-industry cooperative program administered by APHIS and implemented by participating states that establishes CWD surveillance and testing standards that owners must achieve before interstate transport of cervids will be permitted. (3-15-22) 26. Official CWD Test. A test approved by the Administrator and conducted at an approved laboratory IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 02.04.19 Department of Agriculture Rules Governing Domestic Cervidae Section 010 Page 6 to diagnose CWD where both obex and medial retropharyngeal lymph node samples were submitted for testing. (7-1-25) 27. Official Identification. Identification, approved by the Administrator, that individually, uniquely, and permanently identifies each cervid. (3-15-22) 28. Operator. A person who has authority to manage or direct a domestic cervidae ranch. (3-15-22) 29. Premises. The ground, area, buildings, and equipment utilized to raise, propagate, control, or harvest domestic cervidae. (3-15-22) 30. Quarantine. An order issued on authority of the Administrator, by a state or federal animal health official or accredited veterinarian, prohibiting movement of cervids from any location without a written restricted movement permit. (3-15-22) 31. Quarantine Facility. A confined area where selected domestic cervidae can be secured and isolated from all other cervidae and livestock. (3-15-22) 32. Ranch Management Plan. A written plan for a domestic cervidae ranch that sets forth best management practices that mitigates the introduction or dissemination of disease among domestic cervidae. (3-15-22) 33. Reidentification. The identification of a domestic cervid which had been officially identified, as provided by this chapter, but which has lost the official identification device, or the tattoo or official identification device has become illegible. (3-15-22) 34. Restrain. The immobilization of domestic cervidae in a chute, other device, or by other means for the purpose of efficiently, effectively, and safely inspecting, treating, vaccinating, or testing. (3-15-22) 35. Restricted Movement Permit. An official document that is issued by the Administrator, AVIC, or an accredited veterinarian for movement of animals from positive, suspect, or exposed herds. (3-15-22) 36. Source Herd. The herd or herds from where a producer acquired their existing livestock.(3-15-22) 37. State Animal Health Official. The Administrator, or Administrator’s designee. (3-15-22) 38. Status Date. The date on which the Administrator approves in writing a herd status change with regard to CWD. (3-15-22) 39. Tissues. The obex and medial retropharyngeal lymph node (MRPLN) tissue required for screening elk and deer for Chronic Wasting Disease. (7-1-25) 40. Trace Back Herd. An exposed herd in which at least one (1) CWD positive animal resided within any of the previous sixty (60) months prior to diagnosis with CWD. (3-15-22) 41. Trace Forward Herd. A herd that has received exposed animals from a positive herd within sixty (60) months prior to the diagnosis of CWD in the positive herd or from the identified point of entry of CWD into the positive herd. (3-15-22) 42. Traceback. The process of identifying the movements and the herd of origin of CWD positive, or exposed animals, including herds that were sold for slaughter. (3-15-22) 43. Wild Cervidae. Any cervid animal not owned by a person. (3-15-22) 44. Wild Ungulate. Any four (4) legged, hoofed herbivore, including cervids and other ruminants, not owned by a person. (3-15-22) IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 02.04.19 Department of Agriculture Rules Governing Domestic Cervidae Section 011 Page 7 45. Wild Ungulate Cooperative Herd Plan. A plan, developed cooperatively by the owner of the domestic cervidae ranch, the ISDA, and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game to determine the disposition of any wild ungulates that are found to be located on a domestic cervidae ranch. (3-15-22)