Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program and Interstate Movement of Farmed or Captive Deer, Elk, and Moose; Delay of Effective Date
other · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Rule · Published 2006-09-08 · Effective 2006-07-21 · 71 FR 52983
Document
Document number
E6-14861
Federal Register citation
71 FR 52983
CFR reference
9 CFR 55
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; delay of effective date.
Category
other
Sub-agency
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Publication date
2006-09-08
Effective date
2006-07-21
USDA docket
Docket No. 00-108-4
Abstract
We recently amended the regulations to establish a herd certification program and interstate movement restrictions for cervids to control the spread of chronic wasting disease. That final rule had an effective date of October 19, 2006. We are delaying that effective date until further notice, to give the agency time to consider several petitions we recently received that asked for the rule not to take effect as scheduled. This delay is needed to allow the agency to consider the issues raised in the petitions and decide what action to take in response to them.