§ 484C.12 — Health requirements — chronic wasting disease

Iowa § 484C.12

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XI: NATURAL RESOURCES
• Ch. 484C: PRESERVE WHITETAIL

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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.
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,andtopreventthespreadofthediseasetootheranimals. Theplanmustbedeveloped
and signed within sixty days after a determination that the preserve whitetail population is
affectedwiththedisease. Theplanmustaddresspopulationmanagementandadheretorules
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.