Minnesota SF747 returns authority over farmed white-tailed deer to the Board of Animal Health, modifies Cervidae farming statutes, and appropriates.

Minnesota SF747 returns authority over farmed white-tailed deer to the Board of Animal Health, modifying statutes governing Cervidae farming. The bill mandates that farmed Cervidae must be confined to prevent escape, with specific fencing requirements. It also requires mandatory registration for possessing farmed Cervidae and outlines procedures for depopulation if chronic wasting disease is detected. The bill appropriates funds for a pilot program to breed resistance to chronic wasting disease through selective insemination.

Minnesota SF747 returns authority over farmed white-tailed deer to the Board of Animal Health, modifies Cervidae farming statutes, and appropriates.

Minnesota SF747 returns authority over farmed white-tailed deer to the Board of Animal Health, modifying statutes governing Cervidae farming. The bill mandates that farmed Cervidae must be confined to prevent escape, with specific fencing requirements. It also requires mandatory registration for possessing farmed Cervidae and outlines procedures for depopulation if chronic wasting disease is detected. The bill appropriates funds for a pilot program to breed resistance to chronic wasting disease through selective insemination.