Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-6-505

form – Confinement of farmed cervidae - Inspections - Export of

cervidae.

A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry

shall promulgate rules regarding the application and licensing

process, including but not limited to:

1. The expiration date of a farmed cervidae facility license:

a. the license shall expire on June 30 of each calendar

year, and the renewal application shall be submitted

no later than April 1 of each calendar year,

b. any renewal application received or postmarked after

the renewal date shall be subject to a ten-percent

penalty in addition to the renewal fee,

c. in addition to the renewal application containing all

information from the initial license application other

than the information requirements of paragraphs 6, 7

and 8 of subsection C of Section 6-504 of this title,

the licensee shall submit a signed, complete,

accurate, and legible form with the following

information:

(1) the annual report containing all inventory

information for all cervidae one (1) year of age

or older, unless the facility is a Chronic

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Wasting Disease monitored herd with a current

Chronic Wasting Disease inventory on file with

the Department,

(2) any changes to the facility or change in status

of convictions as required by paragraph 8 of

subsection C of Section 6-504 of this title since

the last renewal or original license application,

including, but not limited to:

(a) changes in contact information, and

(b) changes in perimeter fences, including

attaching an updated facility map indicating

any expansion, change in facility perimeter,

or any additional fencing, and

d. failure to renew a license by the expiration date

shall result in the facility being quarantined until

an administrative hearing can be conducted. The

failure may result in revocation of the license, loss

of the facility number, closure of the facility, and

removal of the cervidae from the premises;

2. Fees for farmed cervidae facility licenses and all renewals;

3. Procedures for the transfer of ownership:

a. the new owner or operator shall submit to the

Department a transfer application, attaching any

change of conditions resulting from the transfer of

ownership or operation,

b. after receipt of the information required, the

Department shall review the information, and within

thirty (30) days, issue approval or denial of the

transfer. Transfer of a license shall be denied only

if the new owner or operator cannot comply with the

requirements of transfer, and

c. if a transfer is denied, written notification of the

denial and an opportunity for an administrative

hearing on the denial shall be given to the applicant

for a transfer license by the Department. The

notification shall set forth the reasons for the

denial, steps necessary to meet the requirements for a

transfer license and the opportunity for the applicant

to request an administrative hearing;

4. Recordkeeping requirements:

a. all required records shall be kept by the owner or

operator for a maximum of three (3) years, and

b. the following records shall be maintained at the

facility:

(1) records of all cervidae sold, killed, given away,

transported, or shipped from a farmed cervidae

facility,

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(2) proof that the cervidae are from a legal source

and records kept and animals marked to identify

individual animals,

(3) the Chronic Wasting Disease inventory or an

inventory of cervidae one (1) year of age or

older containing the following information:

(a) name and address of the farmed cervidae

facility, the owner, and the operator,
,

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(2) proof that the cervidae are from a legal source

and records kept and animals marked to identify

individual animals,

(3) the Chronic Wasting Disease inventory or an

inventory of cervidae one (1) year of age or

older containing the following information:

(a) name and address of the farmed cervidae

facility, the owner, and the operator,

(b) a listing of any and all identification

numbers assigned to the cervidae by the

owner or operator and any other official

entity using either any official

identification approved by the Department or

United States Department of Agriculture

alphanumeric test tag number or official

Canadian alphanumeric test tag number, if

applicable,

(c) age,

(d) sex,

(e) date of purchase,

(f) date of death or date of change of

ownership,

(g) any cervidae born at the facility that are

one (1) year of age or older shall be shown

on the inventory record, or upon sale or

transfer of ownership or upon leaving the

facility, whichever comes first, and

(h) date the inventory was completed, and

(4) herd and individual animal health documents,

including, but not limited to, the Certificate of

Veterinary Inspection and test results;

5. Importation requirements:

a. import of cervidae originating in any county or

Canadian province where Chronic Wasting Disease exists

in free-ranging native herds shall be prohibited,

except the State Veterinarian may allow an import from

a Canadian province with Chronic Wasting Disease after

notification to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife

Conservation and based on a review of the following

factors:

(1) distance of the farmed cervidae facility from the

Chronic Wasting Disease area,

(2) the existence of double fencing between the

farmed cervidae facility and free-ranging native

herds,

(3) farmed cervidae facility biosecurity measures,

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(4) participation of the farmed cervidae facility in

any Canadian Chronic Wasting Disease herd

certification programs, and

(5) any other relevant factors,

b. all other cervidae imports shall only be from a source

herd that is in a Chronic Wasting Disease surveillance

and certification program for a minimum of five (5)

years monitored and the program meets the standards of

cervidae importation into Oklahoma,

c. import of cervidae shall be accompanied by a

Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and an approved

Cervidae Import Permit, and

d. import of cervidae shall follow all other disease

testing required by the Oklahoma Statutes or rules

promulgated by the Department;

6. Animal identification requirements;

7. Fencing requirements and limits on the size of licensed

facilities, including:

a. the owner or operator shall ensure that farmed

cervidae are confined to the lands described in the

application,

b. the perimeter of each farmed cervidae facility shall

be an eight-foot game or high tensile fence designed

in a manner to prevent ingress and egress of cervidae,

c. damage caused to a farmed cervidae facility perimeter

fence by a natural disaster shall not constitute a

violation so long as the owner or operator begins any

necessary repairs immediately upon discovery, acts

expeditiously in the opinion of the Department to

complete any necessary repairs, and reports the extent

and cause of any damage to the Department within two
nd egress of cervidae,

c. damage caused to a farmed cervidae facility perimeter

fence by a natural disaster shall not constitute a

violation so long as the owner or operator begins any

necessary repairs immediately upon discovery, acts

expeditiously in the opinion of the Department to

complete any necessary repairs, and reports the extent

and cause of any damage to the Department within two

(2) working days of discovery,

d. the owner or operator shall notify the Department

within two (2) working days of discovery of any wild

cervidae within the farmed cervidae facility,

e. the owner or operator shall provide each farmed

cervidae with adequate water, adequate feed, and

appropriate natural or manmade shelter, and

f. facility size shall be limited to the largest

practicable area to ensure no native or wild cervidae

are within the confines of the facility. Limitations

on facility size may include but not be limited to

geography and topography of the property; and

8. Flushing procedures prepared with the input from the

Department of Wildlife Conservation to ensure no native cervidae

remain in a newly established licensed enclosure.

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B. Any application for a farmed cervidae license shall be on a

form prescribed by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and

Forestry.

C. All farmed cervidae shall be confined to the lands described

in the application for a specific facility and in a manner to

prohibit:

1. Native cervidae from becoming part of a licensed farmed

cervidae facility; and

2. Farmed cervidae from commingling with native cervidae.

D. When practicable the initial or annual inspection shall be

coordinated with the owner or operator. In no case shall access by

the Department be restricted in the event coordination does not

occur.

E. The Department and the Department of Wildlife Conservation

may coordinate and conduct inspections or investigations jointly.

F. Export of cervidae originating in any Oklahoma county where

Chronic Wasting Disease exists in free-ranging native herds shall be

allowed if exported from a monitored facility that is not

quarantined.