Wildlife Disease Fact Sheet
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- Oregon HB 4128 (enacted 2022): Prohibits the sale of live animals for human consumption except for “farm use.” Directs Fish and Wildlife Commission to update restrictions for the import and trade of wildlife that pose an elevated risk.
- Missouri HB 3509 (enacted 2023): Appropriates $78 million for the design and construction of a multi-agency One Health Laboratory (see p. 27 Section 20.610).
- Texas S.B. 811 (enacted 2023): Requires the Texas Animal Health Commission, upon a wildlife disease outbreak, to notify each adjacent landowner and the Parks and Wildlife Department on the nature and location of the outbreak.
- Washington SB 5693 (enacted 2022): Appropriates $1 million for the creation of an environmental forensics research center to help disrupt and dismantle illegal international wildlife and plant trade (see p. 703 #47).
- New York S.B. 4859 / A. 5682 (passed but vetoed 2023): Requires state contractors to not contribute to tropical forest degradation or deforestation; establishes a supply chain transparency program to assist minority- and women-owned businesses.
- Arkansas SB 476 (enacted 2023): Creates the Rural Veterinary Student Scholarship Program and requires that all graduates complete advanced training in public health, livestock biosecurity, foreign animal disease diagnosis, regulatory veterinary medicine, and zoonotic disease.
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Nature-Based Solutions Policy Options
Wildlife Disease - NCEL
NCEL's Wildlife Disease issue page with more information and relevant legislation.
Beyond banning wildlife trade: COVID-19, conservation and development - NIH
National Institute of Health report on additional measures to limit wildlife diseases beyond the banning of wildlife markets.
The "Next" Pandemic: How States Can Avert It - ACOEL
American College of Environmental Lawyers’ measures that states can adopt to help prevent or mitigate the next pandemic.
Wildlife diseases compound crises in minority communities such as the Navajo People - Scientific American
Wildlife Trafficking - NCEL
NCEL's Wildlife Trafficking issue page with more information and relevant legislation.
Federal One Health Coordination - CDC
Overview of the Center for Disease Control’s approach to One Health and inter-agency coordination, including during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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