B. "Susceptible animal" means any animal, whether domestic or wild, belonging to a species that is capable or believed to be capable of contracting chronic wasting disease.

2. Powers of commissioner. The commissioner may prohibit the importation of any a susceptible animal from a region, state or country where infection by chronic wasting disease has been documented confirmed.

3. Prevention of chronic wasting disease. The commissioner shall monitor reports of infection by confirmed cases of chronic wasting disease and communicate the contents of those reports to people involved in the production, care or management of susceptible animals.__The commissioner shall monitor progress in developing the development of diagnostic tests and vaccinations for the disease and communicate the availability of tests and vaccines to people involved in the production, care or management of susceptible animals. The commissioner shall develop a program to prevent, so far as possible, the introduction of chronic wasting disease in the State.

4.__Maine chronic wasting disease surveillance program; rules.__ The commissioner shall develop a chronic wasting disease surveillance program.__The commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, shall adopt rules to establish the requirements for participation in the program.__ Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

Sec. 18. 22 MRSA §2511, sub-§13, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 771, §1, is amended to read:

13. Domesticated deer. "Domesticated deer" means fallow deer, family Cervidae, subfamily Cervinae, genus Dama; red deer, family Cervidae, subfamily Cervinae, genus Cervus, species Elaphus; and any other species specified under Title 7, section 1331, subsection 1-A 1333, subsection 1 kept as domestic animals for the purpose of either breeding stock or for sale as food.

Sec. 19. 22 MRSA §2823-B, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 308, §2, is amended to read:

6. Lawful possession of hypodermic apparatuses by livestock owners. A person who owns livestock is authorized to possess and