Iowa Code 484C.12 – Health requirements — chronic wasting disease
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1. Preserve whitetail that are purchased, propagated, confined, released, or sold by a hunting preserve shall be free of diseases considered reportable for wildlife, poultry, or livestock. The department may provide for the quarantine of diseased preserve whitetail that threaten the health of animal populations.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 484C.12
- Department: means the department of natural resources as created pursuant to section 455A. See Iowa Code 484C.1
- Hunting preserve: means land where a landowner keeps preserve whitetail as part of a business, if the business's purpose is to provide persons with the opportunity to hunt the preserve whitetail. See Iowa Code 484C.1
- Landowner: means a person who holds an interest in land, including a titleholder. See Iowa Code 484C.1
- Livestock: includes but is not limited to an animal classified as an ostrich, rhea, or emu. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Preserve whitetail: means whitetail kept on a hunting preserve. See Iowa Code 484C.1
- Whitetail: means an animal belonging to the cervidae family and classified as part of the virginianus species of the odocoileus genus. See Iowa Code 484C.1
2. The landowner, or the landowner’s veterinarian, and an epidemiologist designated by the department shall develop a plan for eradicating a reportable disease among the preserve whitetail population. The plan shall be designed to reduce and then eliminate the reportable disease, and to prevent the spread of the disease to other animals. The plan must be developed and signed within sixty days after a determination that the preserve whitetail population is affected with the disease. The plan must address population management and adhere to rules adopted by the department. The plan must be formalized as a memorandum of agreement executed by the landowner or landowner’s veterinarian and the epidemiologist. The plan must be approved by the department.