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This bill modifies existing regulations for farmed Cervidae (deer) in Minnesota, focusing on chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance and management. The bill maintains requirements for annual herd inventories verified by veterinarians and mandates reporting deer movements to the Board of Animal Health within 14 days. It continues to require testing of all farmed Cervidae over six months old that die or are slaughtered. For herds where CWD is detected, owners must cooperate with inspections, depopulate the herd after federal indemnification, maintain specific fencing for ten years, post biohazard signs, and refrain from raising new deer for a decade. The key change in this bill is the removal of a previous requirement to record CWD detection and depopulation details with the county recorder, which simplifies the administrative process for farm owners while still maintaining disclosure requirements when selling or transferring the property. Owners remain responsible for properly disposing of CWD-positive animals, ensuring ongoing disease management and prevention in farmed deer populations.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2302&ssn=0&y=2025