# Title 48.1 — State Board of Animal Health

## Article 48.1-07 — Farmed Elk

## Chapter 48.1-07-02 — Importation Requirements

### § 48.1-07-02-01. Importation requirements.

Farmed elk may be imported into the state only after the owner of the farmed elk:
1. Obtains a certificate of veterinary inspection. The certificate of veterinary inspection must
include specific disease test results, vaccinations, and health statements required by this
chapter;
2. Obtains an importation permit number from the office of the state veterinarian. The state
veterinarian may deny a request for an importation permit number if the state veterinarian has
information that a farmed elk:
a. Has not met the disease testing, vaccination, or identification requirements set forth in
North Dakota Century Code title 36 or this title, or as otherwise required by the state
veterinarian;
b. Has not met any pre-entry quarantine conditions imposed by law;
c. Has been exposed to, may have been exposed to, is infected with, or may be infected
with any contagious or infectious disease;
d. Is or may originate from an area or premises under quarantine or other form of official or
regulatory action relating to contagious or infectious disease;
e. May be a threat to the health and well-being of the human or animal population of the
state, or both; or
f. Is a red deer hybrid.
3. The certificate of veterinary inspection must include or be accompanied by an owner-signed
statement: "The elk on this certificate are not red deer hybrids.";
4. Submits to the office of the state veterinarian a chronic wasting disease risk assessment form
in compliance with subsection 2 of 48.1-07-03-01, unless the state veterinarian waives such
requirement under subsection 2 of 48.1-07-03-01; and
5. Completes and submits satisfactory proof of additional disease testing or vaccinations as may
be required from the office of the state veterinarian if the state veterinarian has reason to
believe other diseases, parasites, or other health risks are present.
History: Effective July 1, 2016; amended effective July 1, 2024.
General Authority: NDCC 36-25-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 36-14-04.1, 36-25-02
### § 48.1-07-02-02. Genetic purity requirements for interstate and intrastate movement.

Repealed effective July 1, 2024.
