United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2014_register executive 2014-04-29 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7fa2339 D09002ee1c7fa242e United States Department of Agriculture originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency We are adopting as a final rule, with two miscellaneous changes, an interim final rule that established a herd certification program to control chronic wasting disease (CWD) in farmed or captive cervids in the United States. The interim final rule specifically requested comment on our policy that our CWD regulations set minimum requirements for the interstate movement of farmed or captive deer, elk, and moose but will not preempt State or local laws or regulations that are more restrictive than our regulations. This document responds to comments we received on that policy. The interim final rule was necessary to help to control the incidence of CWD in farmed or captive cervid herds and prevent its spread. 79 FR 23887 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-04-29/2014-09714 2014-09714 fr29ap14-1 RIN 0579-AB35 3410-34-P Docket No. 00-108-11 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-04-29/2014-09714 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-04-29/html/2014-09714.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-04-29/pdf/2014-09714.pdf Animal Diseases Cervids Chronic Wasting Disease Deer Elk Indemnity Payments Moose Quarantine Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Transportation 6 p. 23887 23892 79 FR 23887 Title 9 Part 55 9 CFR Part 55 Title 9 Part 81 9 CFR Part 81 RIN 0579-AB35 Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program and Interstate Movement of Farmed or Captive Deer, Elk, and Moose; Federal Register Vol. 79, Issue RULE 2014-09714 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 2014-04-29 Docket No. 00-108-11 3410-34-P 2014-09714 Final rule.

We are adopting as a final rule, with two miscellaneous changes, an interim final rule that established a herd certification program to control chronic wasting disease (CWD) in farmed or captive cervids in the United States. The interim final rule specifically requested comment on our policy that our CWD regulations set minimum requirements for the interstate movement of farmed or captive deer, elk, and moose but will not preempt State or local laws or regulations that are more restrictive than our regulations. This document responds to comments we received on that policy. The interim final rule was necessary to help to control the incidence of CWD in farmed or captive cervid herds and prevent its spread.

Effective on April 29, 2014, we are adopting as a final rule the interim final rule published at 77 FR 35542-35571 on June 13, 2012. The amendments in this final rule are also effective April 29, 2014. Dr. Patrice Klein, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Sheep, Goat, Cervid & Equine Health Center, Surveillance, Preparedness, and Response Services, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 851-3435. Animal Diseases Cervids Chronic Wasting Disease Deer Elk Indemnity Payments Moose Quarantine Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Transportation Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program and Interstate Movement of Farmed or Captive Deer, Elk, and Moose , http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail Regulations.gov Vol. 79, no. 82 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2014-04-29 continuing daily deposited born digital 434 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-04-29 P0b002ee18842f286 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr29ap14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-04-29 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-04-29/pdf/FR-2014-04-29.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-04-29/xml/FR-2014-04-29.xml fdlp 23887 24310 DGPO 2014-04-29 2024-06-02 FR-2014-04-29 machine generated eng FR FR-2014-04-29 79 82