pa-56-34-1212: Chronic wasting disease—designation of prohibited feeding areas order # 1 (Part II)

Summary

Executive Order Whereas , Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is an infectious and progressive neurological disease that is found in, and always proves fatal to, members of the family Cervidae (deer, elk or moose, and other susceptible species, collectively called cervids); and Whereas , There are no known treatments for CWD infection, no vaccines to protect against CWD infection, and no approved tests that can detect the presence of CWD in live cervids; and Whereas , CWD has been designated a ''dangerous transmissible disease'' of animals by order of the Secretary of Agriculture under the provisions of the Domestic Animal Law (3 Pa.C.S. §§ 2301 et seq.) at 3 Pa.C.S. § 2321(d); and Whereas , CWD is known to be transmissible from infected to uninfected cervids by contact with or ingestion of CWD-infected or contaminated cervid parts or other materials; and Whereas , Artificial feeding sites created and maintained by human action are known to unnaturally congregate cervids and encourage continuous cervid habituation in a focused finite area; and Whereas , Peer-to-peer cervid contacts occur at a higher rate at artificial feedings sites compared to food plots and other natural feeding areas; and Whereas , The creation and maintenance of artificial feeding sites increase parasite and disease transmission amongst visiting cervids; and Whereas , Research has confirmed that CWD prions are present at artificial feeding sites and in soil surrounding these sites; and Whereas , Artificial...

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