Requirement that fencing must prevent physical contact between farmed Cervidae and free-roaming Cervidae removed, and authority to revoke registrations under certain conditions removed.

HF 40 modifies Minnesota's regulations for facilities housing farmed Cervidae (like deer and elk). It removes two specific requirements: the rule that fencing must prevent physical contact between farmed and wild Cervidae, and the authority for the Board of Animal Health to revoke a facility's registration for repeated escape incidents or uncorrected fence deficiencies. The bill directly affects owners of farmed Cervidae operations by reducing certain fencing standards and eliminating the registration revocation penalty. These changes simplify compliance for these facilities by removing specific enforcement mechanisms under current law.