Farm-Raised Deer
Farm-raised cervids (deer, elk, etc.)
Beginning Oct. 27, 2003, farmed-cervid owners will have the opportunity to import into Indiana cervidae that meet specific health requirements, under an importation permit issued by the office of the Indiana State Veterinarian.
The specific criteria for importation was adopted by members of the Indiana State Board of Animal Health, during their July meeting, following a public hearing and comment period.
The new importation rules mark the end of an 18-month moratorium on all cervidae imports to Indiana.
The criteria was designed, based on the best science available, to allow viable economic trade while preventing the entry of chronic wasting disease into Indiana via the farmed cervid population.
A summary of the key criteria for cervid importation can be viewed on line by clicking here. The full text of Indiana's importation laws may be found at 345 IAC 1-3.
For additional information, contact the Indiana State Board of Animal Health Cattle & Ruminant Division at (317) 227-0315 or at animalhealth@boah.state.in.us.
- Out-of-state Deer Hunting
- Summary of the key criteria for cervid importation
- Indiana exhibition requirements
- Interstate shipping requirements
- Dead animal disposal (for captive cervids only)
- Reportable diseases in Indiana
Deer Health in Indiana
