Game Farm Inspection Program

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Game Farm Program

Purpose:

To support the development of the game farm industry by delivering licensing and regulatory programs for domestic game farms.

Background:

All domestic farm operators are licensed and regulated according to The Domestic Game Farm Animal Regulations under The Animal Products Act. The act and regulations provide a framework for the Saskatchewan domestic game farm industry.

Impact:

Saskatchewan currently has 575 licensed domestic game farms with approximately 34,000 elk, 2,500 fallow deer, 7,000 white-tailed deer and 500 animals of other species being farmed. All domestic game farms are enrolled in Saskatchewan's Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Surveillance Program, with the additional option of enrolling in the Canadian CWD Voluntary Herd Certification Program.

Licensed Domestic Game Farm Operators

Contact:

To discuss Game Farm licensing: Rusty Hawryluk or Mike Hoffarth Room 201 - 3085 Albert Street Regina, SK S4S 0B1 Phone: 787-4682 (Rusty Hawryluk) Phone: 787-4606 (Mike Hoffarth) Fax: 787-1315 Email: RHawryluk@agr.gov.sk.ca Email: MHoffarth@agr.gov.sk.ca	To discuss tagging options or order unique identification tags for game farm species other than elk: Rusty Hawryluk or Mike Hoffarth Room 201 - 3085 Albert Street Regina, SK S4S 0B1 Phone: 787-4682 (Rusty Hawryluk) Phone: 787-4606 (Mike Hoffarth) Fax: 787-1315 Email: RHawryluk@agr.gov.sk.ca Email: MHoffarth@agr.gov.sk.ca
To obtain import or export permits and product export certificates: Rusty Hawryluk or Mike Hoffarth Room 201 - 3085 Albert Street Regina, SK S4S 0B1 Phone: 787-4682 (Rusty Hawryluk) Phone: 787-4606 (Mike Hoffarth) Fax: 787-1315 Email: RHawryluk@agr.gov.sk.ca Email: MHoffarth@agr.gov.sk.ca	To discuss tagging options or order unique identification tags for elk only: Saskatchewan Elk Breeders Association (SEBA) 381 Parkview Road Yorkton, SK S3N 2L4 Phone: 782-6500 (Maria Bartok) Fax: 782-6501 Email: seba@sasktel.net or maria@elkbreeders.sk.ca
Regulatory related inquiries or concerns: Murray Phipps Provincial Game Farm Investigator 3730 Thatcher Avenue Saskatoon, SK S7K 2H6 Phone: 933-6138 Fax: 933-5715 Email: MPhipps@agr.gov.sk.ca	For other information on game farming and related industries: Sherri Dobbs (development) Provincial Livestock Development Specialist Room 129 - 3085 Albert Street Regina, SK S4S 0B1 Phone: 787-4657 Fax: 787-9297 Email: SDobbs@agr.gov.sk.ca
Kevin Augustine Provincial Game Farm Investigator Rural Service Centre 800 Central Avenue, Box 3003 Prince Albert, SK S6V 6G1 Phone: 953-2729 Fax: 953-2440 Email: KAugustine@agr.gov.sk.ca	Ray Nixdorf (production & technology transfer) Provincial Livestock Development Specialist Room 129 - 3085 Albert Street Regina, SK S4S 0B1 Phone: 787-6607 Fax: 787-9297 Email: RNixdorf@agr.gov.sk.ca
Allan Bakke Provincial Game Farm Investigator 45 Thatcher Dr. E. Moose Jaw, SK S6H 6V2 Phone: 694-3233 Fax: 694-3811 Email: ABakke@agr.gov.sk.ca	Murray Feist (nutrition & technology transfer) Feed Industry Development Specialist 3730 Thatcher Avenue Saskatoon, SK S7K 2H6 Phone: 933-5570 Fax: 933-5715 Email: MFeist@agr.gov.sk.ca
Dick Johnson Provincial Manager, Inspections & Investigations 3735 Thatcher Avenue Saskatoon, SK S7K 2H6 Phone: 933-6191 Fax: 933-5715 Email: DJohnson@agr.gov.sk.ca
Saskatchewan Cervid Health Surveillance Program for CWD:
Applications, Certificates & Inventory Records: Phone: 787-4264 (Mary Jane Laville)	Physical Inventory & Herd Appointments: 1 George Bourhis 538-6253 2 Allan Bakke 694-3233 3 Dave Augustine 778-8312 4 Bob Solomon 786-5712 5 Murray Phipps 933-6138 6 Kevin Augustine 953-2729 7 Mike Lessard 446-7404 8 Danny L'Heureux 236-5456
Collection & Submission of Samples: Phone: 787-6069 (Dr. LeeAnn Forsythe)
Notification of Discovery of Deaths: Phone: 787-6469 (Animal Health Unit)