ISDA is responding to a small number of quagga mussels detected in the Snake River. Visit Idaho.gov/Quagga for more information.

Domestic cervidae are considered livestock in the state of Idaho and defined as “elk, fallow deer and reindeer that are owned by a person.” The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) regulates and enforces standards for the domestic cervidae industry. ISDA’s main role is to ensure animal health through testing provisions and other oversight, including import surveillance, inventory verification and facility inspections.

Information on requirements to house domestic cervidae and annual inventory.

Elk, fallow deer and reindeer that are owned by a person.

A USDA program to certify herds as CWD free.

A contagious and fatal neurologic disease.

Information on license requirements for inseminators.

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