[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR55.3]

[Page 183-184]
 
                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
  CHAPTER I--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 55_CONTROL OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart A_Chronic Wasting Disease Indemnification Program
 
Sec.  55.3  Appraisal and destruction of captive cervids.

    (a) CWD positive herds, or individual CWD suspect animals or exposed 
animals removed by APHIS from a herd for testing, will be appraised by 
an APHIS official appraiser and a State official appraiser jointly, or, 
if APHIS and State authorities agree, by either a State official 
appraiser or an APHIS official appraiser alone.
    (b) The appraisal of cervids will be the fair market value as 
determined by the meat or breeding value of the animals. Animals may be 
appraised in groups, provided that where appraisal is by the head, each 
animal in the group is the same value per head, and where appraisal is 
by the pound, each animal in the group is the same value per pound.
    (c) Appraisals of cervids must be reported on forms furnished by 
APHIS and signed by the appraisers, and signed by the owner of the 
cervids to indicate agreement with the appraisal amount. Reports of 
appraisals must show the number of cervids and the value per head or the 
weight and value by pound.
    (d) In accordance with instructions from an APHIS employee, cervids 
for which indemnification is sought must be:
    (1) Destroyed on the premises where they are held, pastured, or 
penned at the time indemnity is approved;
    (2) Moved to another location for destruction under conditions 
specified by the APHIS employee; or
    (3) Moved to an approved research facility under conditions 
specified by the APHIS employee.
    (e) The carcasses of any cervids destroyed in accordance with this 
part are authorized by the Administrator to

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be incinerated, destroyed in an alkaline hydrolysis tissue digestor, or 
disposed of by any other method authorized by an APHIS employee and in 
accordance with local, State, and Federal laws. APHIS will pay the 
reasonable costs of destruction and carcass disposal for animals that 
are indemnified. To obtain reimbursement for disposal costs, animal 
owners must obtain written approval of the disposal costs from APHIS, 
prior to disposal. Except in cases where APHIS or a State directly 
arranges for disposal, the owner of the animals must present an APHIS 
employee with a written contract or estimate of disposal costs. Prior to 
receiving reimbursement, the owner must also present an APHIS employee 
with a copy of either a receipt for expenses paid by the owner or a bill 
for services rendered to the owner. Any bill for services rendered 
presented by the owner must not be greater than the normal fee for 
similar services provided by commercial entities. The carcasses of 
cervids destroyed in accordance with this section may not be sold to be 
processed for human or animal food, including dietary supplements.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
0579-0189)