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Urban Deer Management Program- Chronic Wasting Disease Copyrighted February 4, 2019 City of Dubuque Consent Items # 9. ITEM TITLE: Urban Deer Management Program- Chronic Wasting Disease SUMMARY: City Manager recommending approval of the January 23, 2019 letter sent to the lowa Natural Resources Commission in support extending the Urban Deer Management Zone Hunt in order to allow hunters to harvest additional deer for Chronic Wasting Disease testing. SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve ATTACHMENTS: Description Type Urban Deer Management Program-Chronic Wasting City Manager Memo Disease-NNM Memo Staff Memo Staff Memo Commission Letter of Support Supporting Documentation IDNRCWD Brochure Supporting Documentation THE CITY OF Dubuque � AIFA�erlwGh UB E '�� III► Masterpiece on the Mississippi Z°°'�w'2 7A13 2017 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: lowa Natural Resource Commission Letter of Support for Extended Deer Management Season DATE: January 29, 2019 The lowa Natural Resources Commission recently approved extending the Urban Deer Management Zone Hunt for the City of Dubuque from January 26 to February 10, 2019 in response to finding Chronic Wasting Disease in Dubuque County. Prior to the Commission approval, the City submitted a letter of support to the Commission to extend the season in order to allow hunters to harvest additional deer for Chronic Wasting Disease testing. The Commission has approved the extended season and the hunters enrolled for the 2018-2019 season have been notified. Public Health Specialist Mary Rose Corrigan recommends City Council approval of the letter of support sent to the lowa Natural Resources Commission on January 23, 2019. I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval. �� Mic ael C. Van Milligen �� MCVM:jh Attachment cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager Mary Rose Corrigan, Public Health Specialist THE CTTY OF Dubuque �' uh�oeneoWry DUB E 'il��i;' Masterpiece on the Mississippi Z°°' Z°'Z 2013 2017 TO: Mike Van Milligen, City Manager FROM: Mary Rose Corrigan, Public Health Specialist SUBJECT: lowa Natural Resource Commission Letter of Support for Extended Deer Management Season DATE: January 28, 2019 The lowa Natural Resources Commission recently approved extending the Urban Deer Management Zone Hunt for the City of Dubuque from January 26 to February 10, 2019 in response to finding Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Dubuque County (see attached brochure). Prior to the Commission approval, the City submitted a letter of support to the Commission to extend the season in order to allow hunters to harvest additional deer for CWD testing. The Commission has approved the extended season and the hunters enrolled for the 2018-2019 season have been notified. COUNCIL ACTION Approve the attached letter of support sent to the lowa Natural Resources Commission sent on January 23, 2019. City Manager's Office Dubuque Ciry Hall THE CTTY OF 50 West 13th Street �' Dubuque,IA 52001-4805 � AlfAoene�Ciry Office(563)589-4110 D�L L � � � � � � Fax(563)589-4149 TTY(563)690-6678 ctymgr@cityofdubuque.org 2007•2012 www.cityofdubuque.org Masterpiece on the Mississippi Zo,3.Zo„ January 23, 2019 lowa Natural Resource Commission lowa Department of Natural Resources Attn: Todd Bishop, Wildlife Bureau 502 E 9t" St Des Moines, IA 50319 Dear Commissioners, The City of Dubuque supports a special deer archery season from January 26 — February 10, 2019 in city and county zones to facilitate harvesting more deer to test for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD.) Since CWD has now been found in Dubuque County, we realize the importance of additional monitoring and testing in order to combat the spread of this invasive disease. Since 1989, the city of Dubuque has implemented an Urban Deer Management plan (http://www.cityofdubuque.orq/DocumentCenter/View/37664/Deer-Brochu re--July2018) in collaboration with the lowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) not only to control the population of urban deer, but also to protect the health of deer and our environment from over population. The City of Dubuque supports early intervention by the IDNR to curtail and prevent the spread of CWD and will cooperate with extended and ongoing hunting of deer, facilitating testing of road-kill, and assisting IDNR staff with deer population monitoring and community education. We appreciate and support the Commission and IDNR's proactive efforts to address CWD in our state and in Dubuque County. Sincerely, Michael C. Van Milligen City Manager MCVM:mrc Service People Integriry Responsibiliry Innovation Tearnwork � � ,� , �� -,� have tested positive; 4 in SE Wayne Co., 33 in � �' WD �� a �� ., SE Allamal<ee Co., 6 in Clayton Co., and 1 in WI10117 Call y0U COI1taCt� Dubuque Co. (SE of Dubuque). Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a Currently, it is not believed that humans If you have questions about CWD or the r neurological disease affecting deer, can contract CWD by eating venison. The information in this brochure, please contact: _� O t T T� moose, reindeer, and elk. It is caused by Center for Disease Control: If you harvest a Terry Haindfield-CWD Coordinator W an abnormal protein - known as a prion - deer in an area known to have CWD positive Office (563) 546-7960 that essentially eats holes in the brains of animals, the CDC STRON6LY recommends Cell (563) 380-3422 infected animals. In the latter stages of testing the deer before consuming. Never the disease, animals appear disoriented, consume an animal that has tested positive To have your harvested deer sampled for CWD: lethargic, and emaciated. They often for CWD. Visit www.cdc.gov/prions/cwd for Allamakee, Fa ette, Winneshiel<, Howard or � Y U�'�, • � exhibit excessive thirst, salivation, further information. Mitchell counties, contact: urination and drooping head and ears. It a__ _. HarpersFerryDMZ(563) 349-7550 t is always fatal to the infected animal. g��,�,,� q��y�q�o�5c �� .�`�,� Technician Office (563) 546-7962 Anyone seeing a deer exhibiting these Email: AllamakeeCWD@dnr.iowa.gov ' symptoms should immediately contact - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - the lowa DNR. The DNR is asking for assistance from Clayton, Buchanan, Black Hawk, Bremer, It is important to know that CWD is landowners and hunters in dealing with CWD. Chickasaw, Floyd, Butler or Grundy counties, spread by direct and indirect contact as The DNR's action plan is to increase CWD contact: the prions are shed in the bodily fluids of surveillance efforts from hunter-harvested Elkader DMZ (563) 349-7511 , � infected animals and can remain infective deer within the Deer Management Zones Dist. Supr. Jim Jansen Cell (563) 920-5915 for years in the environment. (DMZ). This effort will determine the Field office (319) 882-4252 � ` CWD was first discovered in prevalence and distribution of the disease. EmaiL ClaytonCWD@dnr.iowa.gov �� ""+ �� -z- northeastern Colorado in 1967. Since Local DNR staff will work closely with hunters then, CWD has been detected in free- and landowners who voluntarily provide Delaware, Dubuque, Jones, Jackson, Clinton or ranging populations and captive facilities lymph node samples from deer during the Scott counties, contact: A JJ in many states. The lowa DNR has hunting seasons. Biologist Curt Kemmerer Cell (563) 357-2035 p � � � � /\ /� collected over 74,000 tissue samples for Depredation Ross Ellingson Cell (563) 929-6001 V Y CWD testing since 2002. , Technician Office (563) 682J392 --6 ` ` S�hat ��u k'O�t TDo'. Email: curt.kemmerer@dnr.iowa.gov ��TP:1kt1'h�41'N'I' C�3' NrCCi.?Id.AL I.�SOl11tCLt In April 2014, the DNR was notified ° that a deer harvested south of Harpers For additional information on CWD and Wallace State Office Building Ferry in Yellow River State Forest during Managing CWD in lowa hinges on the early 502 East 9th Street, 4th Floor the 2013 re ular un season tested other deer diseases in lowa visit: g g detection of the disease in the deer herd. Des Moines, IA 50319-0034 positive for CWD. This was the first known Su ort and coo eration from the ublic is http://www.iowadnr.gov/CwD case of CWD in a wild deer in the State of pp p p Revised lanuar 16, 2019 essential to detect the spread of this disease. y lowa. Presently (Jan. 16, 2019), 44 deer There are several things you can do. (ContJ �a�ia�mIl' CaQ� �'.��J. �o? (Cofl�7) Hunters are encouraged to donate o � samples from their harvested deer to the � v =— a, — DNR for CWD testing. CWD samples can be `o v accepted from one year old deer and older. � � m Fawns are not being tested at this time. DNR � Q � Wildlife personnel will be accommodating to v � -°o ZQ �� m o � successful hunters in order to obtain as many yj ; � � o �, samples as possible. Do not throw carcasses � ._ � m. v �, �n � -� � " o � Q o �, � " '. .� � a, � : � on the landscape - place it in heavy-duty Q o.; o 0 0 0 0 o a = plastic bags and dispose with residential = � / � a / / � � � ' waste. Contact your local waste hauler or landfill for requirements. Landowners can report deer that are � ' visibly sick or showing symptoms that are " _ ' ' ` consistent with those of CWD. Avoid using minerals/salt licks or feed piles for deer. �, - - These practices can concentrate deer and s% increase the chances of spreading CWD and = ' ° ` 1 Q - other diseases from both direct and indirect ;N '� contact. Hunting deer over bait or mineral is A� __.-� ,, � ,' � �I � ` illegal. � Z Q 3 C_ o 1 � � ,�'"�-`'' : n, PU�7�IC can report road-kill deer in the Deer � i � ' Management Zones to DNR staff so these Y : � , , I� deer can be tested for CWD. o p; � Q (Phone numbers on opposite page.J � C ' _ . Q � ._.�i� �� i Report sick-looking deer anywhere in lowa to i , ' your local DNR wildtife staff or Conservation - _ Officer. ' ' =