Under current rules, no person may import a deer, elk or other cervid into Mississippi without a permit from MBAH. Additionally it is illegal to import white-tail deer into Mississippi. A veterinarian acting on behalf of the importer, may apply for an import permit. This rule clarifies that MBAH will not issue an import permit until a certificate of veterinary inspection has been completed by a federally accredited veterinarian. The certificate must identify the herd of origin and the herd of destination, and list the identity of each cervid to be imported, and must certify:
1. This cervid/These cervids originate from a herd enrolled in a state-approved chronic wasting disease herd certification program and were born in the herd or kept in the herd for at least one year For 2002 and 2003 the herd must have been enrolled in the state sponsored herd for at least one year. For 2004 the herd must have been enrolled in a state sponsored plan for at least 2 years. For 2005 the herd must have been enrolled for at least 3 years. For 2006 the herd must have been enrolled for at least 4 years. For 2007 and after the herd must have been enrolled in a state plan for at least 5 years.2. This herd is not in a state where Chronic Wasting Disease has been diagnosed.2 Miss. Code. R. 101-2-06-104
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-3. (ADOPTED NOVEMBER 20, 2002.