Bill > HF1727

This bill modifies the requirements for farmed Cervidae (deer and elk) in Minnesota. It transfers the duty to regulate farmed Cervidae from the Board of Animal Health to the Commissioner of Natural Resources. The bill also changes provisions related to importing Cervidae carcasses and appropriates money for a chronic wasting disease adoption program. Key changes include: requiring immediate notification of escaped farmed Cervidae, increasing fencing requirements for commercial white-tailed deer herds, prohibiting the movement of farmed white-tailed deer, and expanding testing and depopulation requirements for herds with chronic wasting disease.