Can CWD be transported to new areas by moving a CWD-infected deer or elk carcass from one place to another?
• Little is known about how CWD is spread, and there is concern that CWD may be moved to new areas by the transport of certain infected animal parts, especially those parts containing abundant nervous tissue (brain and spinal cord). To minimize this possibility, the California Fish and Game Commission adopted new regulations in April 2003 that prohibit anyone from transporting into California the skull or backbone from any deer or elk harvested elsewhere.
