Sec. 12b.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act to the contrary, all live privately owned cervids moving from 1 premises to another premises within this state are subject to all of the following requirements:
(a) Within 5 business days of the movement of the privately owned cervids, the owner shall notify the department of the information described in section 20(1)(a) and (b).
(b) The cervids shall be in compliance with section 11b and bear official identification.
(2) All live privately owned cervids 6 months of age or older moving from 1 premises to another premises within this state, except those consigned directly to a state or federally inspected slaughter facility premises, shall comply with 1 of the following:
(a) Originate directly from an official tuberculosis accredited, qualified, or monitored herd as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture, and be accompanied by a copy of the current official letter from the department verifying herd status.
(b) Originate directly from a herd that has received an official negative tuberculosis test of all privately owned cervids 12 months of age or older and all cattle and goats 6 months of age or older in contact with the herd within 24 months before movement.
(c) Receive an individual negative official test for tuberculosis within 90 days before movement and a negative official whole herd test within the 120 months before movement, and be accompanied by a copy of the official tests for tuberculosis verifying that testing.
(d) Be isolated from all other animals until it receives 2 official negative tuberculosis tests conducted not less than 90 days apart, with the first test conducted not more than 120 days before movement.
(3) All live privately owned cervids less than 6 months of age moving from 1 premises to another premises within this state, except those consigned directly to a state or federally inspected slaughter facility premises, must comply with 1 of the following:
(a) Originate directly from an official tuberculosis accredited, qualified, or monitored herd as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture, and be accompanied by a copy of the current official letter from the department verifying the herd status.
(b) Originate directly from a herd that has received an official negative tuberculosis test of all privately owned cervids 12 months of age or older and all cattle and goats 6 months of age or older in contact with the herd within 24 months before movement.
(c) Originate directly from a herd that has received an official negative tuberculosis test of all privately owned cervids 12 months of age or older and all cattle and goats 6 months of age or older in contact with the herd within the 120 months before movement and be accompanied by an official permit for movement of privately owned cervids less than 6 months of age within this state and remain at the destination stated on the permit until it receives an official negative tuberculosis test when it reaches 6 months of age, but not more than 8 months of age. For purposes of this section, the age of the privately owned cervids shall be determined by the age placed on the official permit for movement of privately owned cervids less than 6 months of age within this state. A copy of the official test for tuberculosis and a copy of the official permit for movement of privately owned cervids less than 6 months of age within this state shall be forwarded to the department within 10 days following completion of the testing.
(4) Privately owned cervids with a response other than negative to any tuberculosis test are not eligible for intrastate movement without permission from the director.
(5) Privately owned cervids known to be affected with or exposed to tuberculosis shall not be moved intrastate without permission from the director.
(6) The department shall keep a current database of premises where privately owned cervids are kept in this state. The database shall include the owner's name, the owner's current address, the location of the privately owned cervids, the species of the privately owned cervids at the premises, identification of individual animals, and the approximate number of privately owned cervids at the premises.
History: Add. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020