ORIGINAL: GMMAT
I've proven that the fear of the spread of CWD in our state is unfounded. We've been a baiting state for years....and there's yet to be a confirmed case of the disease.
Yet it's one of the first things uneducted people (in regards to baiting, here) cite as a reason to oppose it.
KY has NOT had CWD found in it, that is a farse if mentioned earlier. However, IL and WV have as border states. KY is acting to prevent CWD in several smart ways IMO. No importing live cervids, with no exceptions. KY wouldn't even let live elk on enclosed trailers pass through the state to TN for release, they had to go around essentially.
KY has no importation of live cervids.
KY has no importation of any brain or spinal matter on dead deer (no heads, for a euro you must remove brains before returning home with your deer)...I think this even includes bone marrow, meaning meat should be deboned before brought into the state.