Sec. 17d.
(1) The owner of a newly established privately owned cervid operation shall initiate testing for tuberculosis within 18 months following assembly of the herd. The testing required by this subsection must be conducted by an accredited veterinarian. This subsection does not apply to an owner that follows a bovine tuberculosis accreditation program or an owner that acquired the cervids from a herd that was subject to bovine tuberculosis accreditation program requirements.
(2) A privately owned cervid premises shall meet minimum requirements for chronic wasting disease testing as required by the director. The owner of a privately owned cervid operation shall submit samples to an approved laboratory.
(3) A privately owned cervid premises that is licensed as a full facility under the privately owned cervidae producers marketing act, 2000 PA 190, MCL 287.951 to 287.969, shall participate in the chronic wasting disease herd certification program.
History: Add. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020