Under IC 4-22-2-24, notice is hereby given that on April 2, 2019, at 9:40 a.m., at the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH), 1202 East 38th Street, Discovery Hall Suite 100, Indianapolis, Indiana, the BOAH will hold a public hearing on a proposed rule that amends certain rules governing cervid health. The proposed rule amends 345 IAC 2-4.5-4.5 to remove the requirement for cervids being moved into Indiana to either originate from a certified brucellosis free herd or meet certain import testing requirements, except for cervids moving into a certified or monitored herd. Amends 345 IAC 2-7-1 and 345 IAC 2-7-2.4 to include reindeer as a cervid susceptible to Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and therefore subject to the program's requirements. Amends 345 IAC 2-7-6 to include hunting preserves in the section of the CWD rule that sets forth the enforcement actions that the agency is authorized to take in the event a herd owner violates provisions related to sample collection.

The proposed rule does not impose costs beyond what is expressly required by state and federal law. Therefore, the proposed rule does not impose costs on a regulated entity that would require a justification statement under IC 4-22-2-24(d)(3).

Copies of these rules are now on file at the Indiana State Board of Animal Health, 1202 East 38th Street, Discovery Hall Suite 100, Indianapolis, Indiana and are open for public inspection and copying.