Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 58-69-2 - Definitions2.1. "Feeding" means the direct or indirect placing, exposing, depositing, distributing, or scattering of bait so as to constitute for wildlife a lure, attraction, or enticement to or on any areas where hunters are attempting to take them. Food plots and/or crops left standing in the field do not constitute feeding.2.2. "Cervids" mean deer, elk and other species of the family Cervidae.2.3. "Containment Area" means an area designated by the Director where wildlife has been found to be infected with a contagious or infectious disease. The purpose of a containment area is to manage, control, eradicate and/or prevent the spread of the disease. The establishment of a containment area by the Director will be based upon the most currently available information relating to wildlife disease epidemiology, wildlife disease surveillance information (i.e., geographic distribution and prevalence) and the need to establish boundaries associated with clearly defined features on the landscape. The Director shall, at least annually after the establishment of a containment area, review and evaluate any and all new information relating to wildlife disease epidemiology and surveillance to determine whether any such designation of a containment area should be modified or rescinded and shall report these findings to the Natural Resources Commission. Prior to the establishment of a containment area, the Director shall consult with:2.3.a. wildlife biologists within the Wildlife Resources Section that are knowledgeable of wildlife diseases;2.3.b. a Department of Agriculture veterinarian knowledgeable of wildlife diseases;2.3.c. conservation officers familiar with local and regional landscape features; and2.3.d. the Natural Resources Commission.2.4. "Chronic Wasting Disease" (CWD) is an infectious neurological disease of cervids. The disease belongs to the family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) and is caused by an abnormal form of a protein called a prion.2.5. "Bovine Tuberculosis" means an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis, commonly known as tubercle bacillus.2.6. "Avian Influenza" (AI) is a type A influenza virus that is naturally found in certain species of waterfowl and shorebirds.2.7. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Natural Resources.2.8. "Chronic Wasting Disease Positive Area" means an area in which Chronic Wasting Disease has been diagnosed and the boundaries of which are delineated by the appropriate state or provincial wildlife agency.2.9. Other terms have the meaning prescribed to them in the Division's rule, Rule Defining the Terms To Be Used Concerning All Hunting and Trapping Rules 58 CSR 46 and Prohibitions When Hunting and Trapping 58 CSR 47.