A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to regulate the use of deer urine and other secretions for the taking of game.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 22 of Chapter 113 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 113‑291.14.  Regulation of deer secretions.
It is unlawful to use any excretion collected from a cervid, including feces, urine, blood, gland oil, or other bodily fluid, for the purposes of taking or attempting to take, attracting, or scouting wildlife unless the excretion meets all of the following requirements:
(1)	The excretion has been determined to be free of chronic wasting disease (CWD) prions based on testing by an independent laboratory for the presence of CWD prions using the Real Time Quaking Induced Conversion assay (RT‑QuIC) or another commercially available testing method that the Commission determines is effective for the detection of CWD prions.
(2)	The excretion is entirely collected from facilities participating in a deer protection program that includes all the following protocols:
a.	Complies with a federal or a federally approved chronic wasting disease herd certification program and any federal chronic wasting disease protocols and record requirements.
b.	Does not allow importation of live cervids, except in cases of catastrophic loss or herd replenishment.
c.	Requires that all cervids exported from the facility be tested for chronic wasting disease upon death, with the results reported to the facility.
d.	Is inspected annually by an accredited veterinarian, including inspection of the herd and relevant records.
e.	Maintains a fence at least 8 feet high around the facility and, if the facility is located within 30 miles of a confirmed positive occurrence of chronic wasting disease, is double‑fenced to prevent direct contact between captive and wild cervids.
(3)	The packaging for the excretion includes language indicating that (i) the product has been tested with RT‑QuIC or another test method meeting the requirements of subdivision (1) of this section and (ii) the excretion is sourced from a facility complying with a deer protection program."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2021, and applies to acts that occur on or after that date.