### Question
What is the definition of chronic wasting disease?


### Answer
The definition of **chronic wasting disease** is as follows in *16 U.S.C. § 667h*:

> the animal disease afflicting deer, elk, and moose populations that—


(A) is a transmissible disease of the nervous system resulting in distinctive lesions in the brain

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 667h*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 5A-PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE > SUBCHAPTER I-GAME, FUR-BEARING ANIMALS, AND FISH**

