Comment from Shawn Harris

Document ID: APHIS-2005-0119-0007
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service
Received Date: February 15 2006, at 07:15 AM Eastern Standard Time
Date Posted: February 16 2006, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: January 12 2006, at 07:09 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: March 13 2006, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 80131c5b
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This is comment on Proposed Rule

Tuberculosis in Captive Cervids; Extend Interval for Conducting Reaccreditation Test

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I have been in the whitetail deer business for thirteen years. I have TB tested the last two years and if this law were passed I would not have to test this year. This would be a great advantage as I have 80 -100 deer and lost nine deer in the last two years due to the stress of having to dart them twice each year for the TB test. It costs at least $3,000-$5,000 each year to test. The new rules would help reduce testing cost to me, lessen the potential for animal injury or death during testing, and lower administrative costs for State and Federal regulatory agencies.