Ohio Wildlife Council Passes Rule to Help Monitor CWD

By Vanessa Torres

Ohio -(Ammoland.com)- The Ohio Wildlife Council passed a rule change that will allow the creation of disease surveillance areas to monitor chronic wasting disease (CWD) at its regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday, Oct. 21, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).

The rule permits the ODNR Division of Wildlife to establish a disease surveillance area when CWD has been detected. This designation, when enacted, will include all areas within a minimum of 6 miles surrounding a location where the disease has been detected. The designation will remain in effect for a minimum of three years and will be posted at wildohio.gov.

These regulations would apply within any CWD designated surveillance area:

• Required submission of harvested deer carcasses to ODNR Division of Wildlife inspection stations for sampling during the deer-gun and deer-muzzleloading seasons;
• Prohibit the placement of or use of salt, mineral supplement, grain, fruit, vegetables or other feed to attract or feed deer;
• Prohibit the hunting of deer by the aid of salt, mineral supplement, grain, fruit, vegetables or other feed; and
• Prohibit the removal of a deer carcass killed by a motor …Read the Rest

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