Minnesota SF4715 exempts elk from the prohibition on importing live Cervidae into the state.

Minnesota SF4715 amends the state's statutes to exempt elk from the prohibition on importing live Cervidae into the state. The bill allows for the importation of elk from states or provinces where chronic wasting disease has been detected in the farmed or wild cervid population in the last five years, provided the animal has tested negative for the disease. The bill also allows for the importation of elk from herds that have been subject to a state-, federal-, or provincial-approved chronic wasting disease herd certification program and have reached the highest certification status.

Minnesota SF4715 exempts elk from the prohibition on importing live Cervidae into the state.

Minnesota SF4715 amends the state's statutes to exempt elk from the prohibition on importing live Cervidae into the state. The bill allows for the importation of elk from states or provinces where chronic wasting disease has been detected in the farmed or wild cervid population in the last five years, provided the animal has tested negative for the disease. The bill also allows for the importation of elk from herds that have been subject to a state-, federal-, or provincial-approved chronic wasting disease herd certification program and have reached the highest certification status.