CWD UPDATE DEER FARMS CAPTIVE SHOOTING PEN OWNERS Iowa SENATE FILE 59 BY Senator Dick L. Dearden
CWD
UPDATE DEER FARMS CAPTIVE SHOOTING PEN OWNERS Iowa SENATE FILE 59 BY Senator
Dick L. Dearden
Senate
File 59 - Introduced SENATE FILE 59 BY DEARDEN
A
BILL FOR
An
Act relating to the keeping of farm deer and preserve
1
whitetail and including penalties and applicability
2
provisions.
3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
4
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7 2. Farm
deer that die or are sent for slaughter shall
8 be tested
for chronic wasting disease as set forth in rules
9 adopted
by the department. The landowner who keeps such farm
10 deer
shall pay the full cost of the testing.
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30 2. a. An
initial application for registration under
31
subsection 1 shall be accompanied by a surety or cash
32
performance bond in conformity with rules adopted by the
33
department, in the principal amount of a minimum of one hundred
34 thousand
dollars. The bond shall be executed by a surety
35 company
authorized to do business in this state, and the bond
1 shall be
continuous in nature until canceled by the surety with
2 not less
than sixty days’ written notice to both the landowner
3 and to
the department. The notice shall indicate the surety’s
4 intent to
cancel the bond on a date at least sixty days after
5 the date
of the notice.
6 b. The
bond shall be payable to the state to indemnify the
7 state for
any costs that may be incurred in the event that a
8 confirmed
case of chronic wasting disease is found in farm deer
9 kept by
the applicant who purchased the bond.
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19 Sec. 7.
Section 170.4, Code 2013, is amended to read as
20 follows:
21 170.4
Requirements for keeping whitetail —— fence fencing
22
certification.
23 A
landowner shall not keep whitetail as farm deer, unless the
24
whitetail is kept on land which is enclosed by a double fence ,
25 which
includes a perimeter fence around the enclosed area and
26 a
secondary fence that is a minimum of thirty feet inside the
27
perimeter fence . The fence fences must be constructed and
28
maintained as prescribed by rules adopted by the department. A
29
landowner shall not keep the whitetail unless the fence fencing
30 is
certified in a manner and according to procedures required
31 by the
department. The fence fences shall be constructed and
32
maintained to ensure that whitetail are kept in the enclosure
33 and that
other deer are excluded from the enclosure. A fence
34 that is
constructed on or after May 23, 2003, The fences shall
35 be at
least eight ten feet in height above ground level. The
1
department of agriculture and land stewardship may shall
2 require
that the fence is fencing be inspected and approved
3 prior to
certification. The department of natural resources
4 may
periodically inspect the fence fencing according to
5 appointment
with the enclosure’s landowner.
6 Sec. 8.
NEW SECTION . 170.4A Missing or escaped farm deer.
7 A
landowner who keeps farm deer shall notify the department
8 within
forty-eight hours of discovering that a farm deer has
9 escaped
or is missing from enclosed land. A farm deer that
10 has
escaped or is missing from enclosed land for more than ten
11 days
shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the department of
12 natural
resources.
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19 Farm
deer that die or are sent for slaughter must be tested
20 for
chronic wasting disease pursuant to rules adopted by DALS,
21 and the
landowner must pay the full cost of the testing.
22 A
landowner who keeps farm deer must register with DALS by
23 June 30
each year. In order to register, the landowner must
24 meet the
fencing certification requirements, show proof of
25
financial responsibility via a surety or cash performance bond,
26 and pay
a registration fee of $5,000 per year. The surety or
27 cash
performance bond must be in a minimum amount of $100,000,
28 payable
to indemnify the state in the event that a confirmed
29 case of
chronic wasting disease is found in farm deer kept by
30 the
landowner. Registration fees are placed in the farm deer
31
administration fund and appropriated to DALS for the purpose of
32
administering the chronic wasting disease control program.
33 The bill
requires that fencing enclosing land on which
34
whitetail are kept as farm deer must include a perimeter
35 fence
around the enclosed area and a secondary fence that is
1 a minimum
of 30 feet inside the perimeter fence, must be 10
2 feet tall
instead of eight feet tall, and must be inspected
3 and
approved prior to certification of the fencing. The
4 new
requirements are applicable to fencing that is newly
5 constructed on
or after July 1, 2013, when the bill takes
6 effect,
and are applicable on or after July 1, 2014, to fences
7 existing
before July 1, 2013.
8 A
landowner who keeps farm deer shall notify DALS within 48
9 hours of
discovering that a farm deer has escaped or is missing
10 from
enclosed land. A farm deer that has escaped or is missing
11 for more
than 10 days is subject to the jurisdiction of the
12
department of natural resources.
13 A
landowner’s registration may be suspended or revoked for
14 failure
to maintain proof of financial responsibility, or
15 for
falsely claiming that a farm deer died or was sent for
16
slaughter when the farm deer escaped or was otherwise sold. A
17 person
who makes such a false claim is also subject to a civil
18 penalty
of $5,000, which will be deposited in the farm deer
19
administration fund.
20 DIVISION
II. Division II of the bill relates to regulation
21 of the
keeping of preserve whitetail on a hunting preserve,
22 which is
principally under the purview of the department of
23 natural
resources (department).
24 The bill
requires that a landowner cannot keep whitetail on
25 a
hunting preserve unless the preserve is enclosed by double
26 fencing
that includes a perimeter fence around the enclosed
27 area and
a secondary fence that is a minimum of 30 feet inside
28 the
perimeter fence. The fence must be at least 10 feet in
29 height.
The fencing requirements are applicable to fences
30 that are
newly constructed on or after July 1, 2013, when the
31 bill
takes effect, and is applicable on or after July 1, 2014,
32 to
fences existing before July 1, 2013. The department must
33 inspect
and approve the fencing prior to certification.
34
Whitetail kept on a hunting preserve must also bear an
35 ear tag,
tattoo, or other identification as specified in
1 the bill.
Preserve whitetail previously kept as farm deer
2 that are
released on a hunting preserve shall maintain the
3 identification
affixed on them pursuant to the requirements
4 applicable to
farm deer under Code chapter 170 and rules
5 adopted
to implement that Code chapter.
6 A
landowner who keeps whitetail on a hunting preserve must
7 register
each year and pay the registration fee of $5,000. A
8 landowner
cannot be registered unless the landowner meets the
9 applicable
fencing certification and other requirements of Code
10 chapter
484C. The initial application for registration must
11 include
proof of financial responsibility via a surety or cash
12
performance bond. The surety or cash performance bond must be
13 in a
minimum amount of $100,000, payable to indemnify the state
14 in the
event that a confirmed case of chronic wasting disease
15 is found
in preserve whitetail kept by the landowner.
16 Preserve
whitetail that die or are taken by persons hunting
17 on the
hunting preserve shall be tested for chronic wasting
18 disease
as set forth in rules adopted by the department. The
19
landowner or the hunter taking the preserve whitetail shall pay
20 the full
cost of the testing.
21 A person
who removes the required identification from a
22 preserve
whitetail, prior to the taking of the whitetail, is
23 subject
to a civil penalty of $500.
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In my opinion, this is a band aid approach
to something that need a tourniquet a long, long time ago.
CWD TSE prion disease know no age groups,
they know no borders. all cervids need to be CWD tested, of all age groups, on
every farm, every year.
whining about those few dollars above, is
nothing compared to what happened at one cervid cwd infected facility at the
Buckhorn Flats in Wisconsin. that one CWD captive blunder cost them so far
;
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board approve the
purchase of 80 acres of land for $465,000 for the Statewide Wildlife Habitat
Program in Portage County and approve the restrictions on public use of the
site.
how many captive shooting pens in Wisconsin?
how many spread across the USA?
the captive
shooting pen industry, in my honest opinion, is nothing more than a petri dish
for CWD, there an accident and a threat to the wild herds waiting to happen.
...TSS
Since the 1980s CWD has been detected in 19 states, including West Virginia
(2005), Virginia (2010), and Maryland (2011). CWD is a fatal and debilitating
disease that has caused serious ecological and economic impact in areas where it
has become established. Due to the severity of the potential impacts from CWD,
extensive surveillance programs that monitor CWD distribution and prevalence
have been instituted nationwide. In order to minimize the threat of its
importation and establishment, North Carolina in 2003 implemented stringent
requirements and restrictions on importation and confinement of cervids. These
requirements are instrumental in preventing the establishment of CWD. Modeling
research in the state of Wisconsin where CWD was detected in 2002 suggests that,
if left unmanaged, CWD will spread throughout Wisconsin resulting in an
infection rate in adult deer of at least 40%. These research results are
mirrored by current data in Colorado and Wyoming, where in some areas average
infection rates exceed 40% across thousands of square miles, suggesting the
disease continues to spread widely across the landscape. Our actions are
intended to avoid these consequences in North Carolina. http://www.ncwildlife.org/News/WildlifeEmailUpdate/093011.aspx
Wisconsin has now spent more than 50 million dollars, and CWD is spreading
into additional counties every few years. Wisconsin predicts that eventually CWD
will affect 40% of all adult deer in that state.
WISCONSIN SHOOTING PEN GAME FARM HAD THE HIGHEST INFECTION RATE EVER
DOCUMENTED AT 80% INFECTION RATE FOR CWD...
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CWD WISCONSIN Almond Deer (Buckhorn Flats) Farm
Update DECEMBER 2011
The CWD infection rate was nearly 80%, the highest ever in a North American
captive herd.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board approve the purchase of 80 acres of land for
$465,000 for the Statewide Wildlife Habitat Program in Portage County and
approve the restrictions on public use of the site.
Form 1100-001 (R 2/11) NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD AGENDA ITEM
SUBJECT: Information Item: Almond Deer Farm Update
FOR: DECEMBER 2011 BOARD MEETING TUESDAY TO BE PRESENTED BY TITLE: Tami
Ryan, Wildlife Health Section Chief
SUMMARY:
>>>When we looked at all sampling from DMU 70 (70, 70A, B, C, D,
E and G), the average percentage of all bucks from that DMU was 27.4% prior to
2007 and 40.8% from 2007-2011. Average sampling for does was 28.1% prior to 2007
and 38.2% from 2007-2011.<<<
There appear to be two separate data sets regarding ages of deer harvested
or removed from the CWD Zone. One set is designated as from opening weekend
harvest data for 1992-2011, with some data missing (1992, 2004-2006). The second
represents a separate dataset taken from deer sampled for CWD.
The new 15-year management plan (WDNR 2010) stresses there has been an
increase in infection rates within the DEZ (cf., Fig. 4 in document; Fig. 14
here):
“Since 2002, prevalence in the western core among adult males has risen
from about 10% to over 12%, and in adult females from about 4% to about 6%. In
the same area during the same period, prevalence in yearling males has increased
from about 2% to about 4%, and in yearling females from 2% to nearly 6%.”
We next turned to sampling effort in regard to geospatial distribution of
samples. In 2002, there were 19 sampling units represented by 50+ samples, yet
by 2011 the number was reduced to 10 (Fig. 18). Finally, we examined the trend
in proportional sampling from the core of the CWD DEZ (DMU70-A); viz., the
proportion of total sampling effort from this DMU (Fig. 19). The percentage of
samples from DMU 70-A declined until 2007, when average percentage of the total
samples increased to 23.1% for bucks and 21.5% for does. When we looked at all
sampling from DMU 70 (70, 70A, B, C, D, E and G), the average percentage of all
bucks from that DMU was 27.4% prior to 2007 and 40.8% from 2007-2011. Average
sampling for does was 28.1% prior to 2007 and 38.2% from 2007-2011. Non-uniform
sampling probably affected estimates of infection rates within the DEZ
significantly.
Friday, June 01, 2012
*** TEXAS DEER CZAR TO WISCONSIN ASK TO EXPLAIN COMMENTS
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Far West Texas
see history of my failed attempts to get the TAHC to start testing for CWD
in far west Texas started back in 2001 – 2002 ;
Saturday, July 07, 2012
TEXAS Animal Health Commission Accepting Comments on Chronic Wasting
Disease Rule Proposal
Considering the seemingly high CWD prevalence rate in the Sacramento and
Hueco Mountains of New Mexico, CWD may be well established in the population and
in the environment in Texas at this time.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
TEXAS DEER CZAR SAYS WISCONSIN DNR NOT DOING ENOUGH ABOUT CWD LIKE POT
CALLING KETTLE BLACK
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
A Growing Threat How deer breeding could put public trust wildlife at risk
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
PENNSYLVANIA 2012 THE GREAT ESCAPE OF CWD INVESTIGATION MOVES INTO
LOUISIANA and INDIANA
Monday, January 16, 2012
9 GAME FARMS IN WISCONSIN TEST POSITIVE FOR CWD
see full text and more here ;
2010 WISCONSIN CAPTIVE DEER ESCAPES
There were 26 reported escape incidents so far this year, this amounted to
20 actual confirmed escape incidents because 3 were previously reported, 2 were
confirmed as wild deer, and 1 incident was not confirmed. ...
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C. & D. Captive Cervid and Law Enforcement Update (11:10 AM)- Warden
Pete Dunn gave the captive cervid farm update. There were 26 reported escape
incidents so far this year, this amounted to 20 actual confirmed escape
incidents because 3 were previously reported, 2 were confirmed as wild deer, and
1 incident was not confirmed. Approximately 30% of these escapes were caused by
gates being left open and the other 70% resulted from bad fencing or fence
related issues. The 20 actual confirmed escape incidents amounted to 77 total
animals. 50 of the escaped animals were recovered or killed and 27 were not
recovered and remain unaccounted for. Last year the CWD Committee passed a
resolution to require double gates, but this has not gone into effect yet.
Questions were raised by the committee about double fencing requirements? Pete
responded that double fencing has not been practical or accepted by the
industry. The DNR has the authority to do fence inspections. ?If a fence fails
to pass the inspection the fencing certificate can be revoked and the farmer can
be issued a citation. This year three citations and one warning have been issued
for escapes. Pete reviewed the reporting requirements for escape incidents that
these must be reported within 24 hours. The farmer then has 72 hours to recover
the animals or else it will affect the farm’s herd status and ability to move
animals. Davin proposed in the 15 year CWD Plan that the DNR take total control
and regulatory authority over all deer farm fencing. Larry Gohlke asked Pete
about the reliability for reporting escapes? Pete said that the majority of
escapes were reported by the farmer, but it is very difficult to determine when
an escape actually occurred. Pete said that they are more concerned that an
escape is reported and not that it is reported at the exact time that it
happened.
Thursday, February 09, 2012
50 GAME FARMS IN USA INFECTED WITH CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE
Synopsis
Occurrence, Transmission, and Zoonotic Potential of Chronic Wasting Disease
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CWD has been identified in free-ranging cervids in 15 US states and 2
Canadian provinces and in ≈100 captive herds in 15 states and provinces and in
South Korea (Figure 1, panel B).
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Most epidemiologic studies and experimental work have suggested that the
potential for CWD transmission to humans is low, and such transmission has not
been documented through ongoing surveillance (2,3). In vitro prion replication
assays report a relatively low efficiency of CWD PrPSc-directed conversion of
human PrPc to PrPSc (30), and transgenic mice overexpressing human PrPc are
resistant to CWD infection (31); these findings indicate low zoonotic potential.
However, squirrel monkeys are susceptible to CWD by intracerebral and oral
inoculation (32). Cynomolgus macaques, which are evolutionarily closer to humans
than squirrel monkeys, are resistant to CWD infection (32). Regardless, the
finding that a primate is orally susceptible to CWD is of concern...
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INDIANA 20 DEER ESCAPE TROPHY BUCK GAME FARM STATE OFFICIALS FEAR CWD RISK
TO WILD
Sunday, January 06, 2013
USDA TO PGC ONCE CAPTIVES ESCAPE "it‘s no longer its business.”
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Missouri sixth case CWD documented northwest Macon County
Friday, August 31, 2012
COMMITTEE ON CAPTIVE WILDLIFE AND ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK and CWD 2009-2012 a
review
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Captive Deer Breeding Legislation Overwhelmingly Defeated During 2012
Legislative Session
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Indiana 6 deer missing from farm pose health risk to state herds
Friday, November 09, 2012
*** Chronic Wasting Disease CWD in cervidae and transmission to other
species
Friday, December 14, 2012
*** Susceptibility Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in wild cervids to Humans
2005 - December 14, 2012
Friday, December 14, 2012
IOWA Second Deer Positive for CWD at Davis County Hunting Preserve Captive
Shooting Pen
Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Iowa Third Deer Positive CWD at Davis County Hunting Preserve Captive
Shooting Pen
layperson
TSS
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