Bill > SF1526

This bill modifies requirements for certain owners of farmed Cervidae (deer or elk) in Minnesota. Key provisions include: - Requiring owners to immediately notify the Department of Natural Resources if farmed Cervidae escape and are not returned within 24 hours; allowing licensed hunters to kill and possess escaped farmed Cervidae; and holding owners liable for costs associated with escaped Cervidae infected with chronic wasting disease. - Increasing fencing requirements for all farmed Cervidae and adding additional fencing requirements for commercially farmed white-tailed deer. - Requiring white-tailed deer to be identified with ear tags within 14 days of birth. - Prohibiting new registrations for possessing white-tailed deer, and allowing existing registrations to be sold or transferred only once after verifying the herd is free of chronic wasting disease. - Requiring testing for chronic wasting disease on all farmed Cervidae over 6 months of age that die or are slaughtered, and mandating depopulation of infected herds. - Establishing civil liability for owners who sell or unlawfully dispose of Cervidae infected with or exposed to chronic wasting disease. - Transferring responsibility for administering and enforcing certain laws related to farmed white-tailed deer from the Board of Animal Health to the Department of Natural Resources.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Justice

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1526&ssn=0&y=2023