MN DNR & BAH transmit report, Concurrent Authority Regulating Farmed White-tailed Deer

Last Week, Forum News service outdoors writer John Myers reported in Minnesota lawmakers start work with extra cash, many outdoor issues:

. . .[Dave Olfelt, director of the DNR’s Fish and Wildlife Division] said the DNR and state Board of Animal Health on Feb. 1 will submit a report to the Legislature on results from the first half-year of the two agencies’ joint management of deer farms in the state. Olfelt said that report will include proposals on how current deer farm regulations should be changed to mitigate the spread of CWD. . . .

Update: At the Star Tribune, Tony Kennedy covers the report in DNR calls for tougher deer farm rules to fight chronic wasting disease. [end update]

Here's a copy of the report:

Concurrent Authority Legislative Report Concurrent on Authority Regulating Farmed White-tailed Deer  uploaded by Sally Jo Sorensen on Scribd

Here's the cover letter to the document:

Cover Letter to MNLeg for the Concurrent Authority Report 2022.02.01 uploaded by Sally Jo Sorensen on Scribd

For more background on issues behind the changed law, check on Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Gunderson's story from July, Law change aims to help contain chronic wasting disease in Minnesota.

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