04/04/2025
๐จ ๐๐ช๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐๐
๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ โ ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ ๐จ
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) has approved a Declaration of Emergency (DE) and Notice of Intent (NOI) to expand the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Control Area in northeast central Louisiana. ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐-๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ confirmed in ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต.
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๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ:
โก๏ธ Expands to a ๐ฎ๐ฑ-๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ from the Catahoula index case
โก๏ธ Includes parts of ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น, ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฎ parishes
โก๏ธ Original control area: ๐ง๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐น, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐น๐ถ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ parishes
โก๏ธ The control area will be expanded in Franklin and Concordia parishes.
๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐
๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ช๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ:
โช No baiting or supplemental feeding of deer
โช No transport of deer carcasses outside the control area (except for the specific parts listed, or by permit for purposes of taxidermy)
โช Boundaries established using landmarks such as roads, waterways, and parish lines
The NOI approved by the LWFC also expanded the CWD Control Area but established a smaller mitigation area within the CWD control area for baiting and supplemental feeding. While the carcass exportation and enhanced surveillance components of the proposed rule extend to the entire control area, the NOI proposes a smaller area of approximately 15-mile radius from any CWD positive case where supplemental feeding or baiting is prohibited.
Supplemental feeding and baiting outside of the 15-mile boundary outward to the control area boundary would be allowed through mechanical broadcast from nonstationary implements. The NOI will be published for public comment and may be amended before final adoption. After final adoption, the NOI rule would replace the current DE that is in effect.
NOTE: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ข๐.
๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐
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โช ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ โ The DE takes effect for 180 days (or until the NOI becomes final and replaces the DE)
โช ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ฏ โ Public comment deadline for the NOI
โช ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ โ Earliest possible final decision by LWFC
๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ช๐?
CWD is a ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ affecting white-tailed deer and other cervids. There is ๐ป๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ. Hunters should have harvested deer tested before consumption.
๐ข S๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐:
โ๏ธ Email: [email protected]
๐ Phone: 318-487-5334
๐ฌ Mail: LDWF, 1995 Shreveport Hwy, Pineville, LA 71360
๐ More info & official documents: www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/cwd
Full details: https://buff.ly/YOPJIDh
