Chapter 12 Processor Collection

The Processor Collection describes all Provider data related to cervid processing businesses, including meat processors and taxidermists, in a Provider’s jurisdiction. Each business is expected to represent a single unique physical location, although more than one activity may occur at a single location.

12.1 Understanding and using the Processor Collection

There are several key features and properties of the Processor Collection that users should understand to effectively use the Collection:

unique Processor IDs
business status
location data
data sharing between Providers

12.1.1 Unique Processor IDs

Each Processor must be uniquely identified with the Processor ID property. Processor ID may be any string of letters, numbers, and/or characters, but must be unique per Provider. It is recommended that the unique identifier match that used by the Provider to identify the Processor, such as a license number.

12.1.2 Business status

The Business Status property describes whether a Processor is active (“Open”) or inactive (“Closed”). If the status is not clear, “Unknown” can be selected. The Business Status property may have more than one Status and Date entered. This structure is useful for keeping track of a Processor’s status over time. A Processor’s Current Status is a read-only property based on the most recent (by Date provided) Business Status. Business Status and Current Status are important properties of Processors. These properties determine whether or how a Processor is accounted for in data summaries, Models, and Visualizations. See the Models and Visualizations sections for more details.

12.1.3 Location data

A Processor’s location may be important for CWD surveillance, management, or other applications. The sub-administrative area in which a Processor is located is used in several Models and Visualizations. For instance, only Processors with assigned sub-administrative areas will be included in the Risk-weighted Surveillance Quotas Model.

The precise location of a Processor may be geocoded from a provided address or through direct entry of a latitude/longitude pair of values in decimal degrees. The exact location of a Processor is not shared with other Providers in regional visualizations.

12.2 Visualizations that can use the Processor Collection

Surveillance Activity
Regional Ad Hoc
Provider Ad Hoc

12.3 Properties

An asterisk denotes a required field.

Primary details

Field name	Definition	Allowed values
Current status (read-only)	Indicates whether the processor is in operation or not based on the most recent business status	Open, Closed, Unknown
Processor ID*	A processor identification code; must be unique at the Provider level	any plain text string containing numbers, letters, and/or symbols
Sub-administrative area	The sub-administrative area (county or equivalent) in which the operation is physically located
Business name	Name of the Processor business if it has one	any plain text string containing numbers, letters, and/or symbols
Business type	The type of cervid processing operation	Taxidermist, Meat processor, or both

Owner details Owner information is considered sensitive and is not accessible to or shared with users associated with other Providers.

Field name	Definition	Allowed values
Owner name	Business owner full name	any plain text string containing numbers, letters, and/or symbols
Email	Business owner primary email address	any plain text string containing numbers, letters, and/or symbols
Phone	Business owner contact phone number	any plain text string containing numbers, letters, and/or symbols
Website	Business website or other online presence such as a social media site	any plain text string containing numbers, letters, and/or symbols

License details License information is considered sensitive data and is accessible only to Provider Users and is not accessible or shared with other Providers.

Field name	Definition	Allowed values
License type	If a Processor requires a license in the Provider’s jurisdiction, indicate the license type or category	any plain text string containing numbers, letters, and/or symbols
License year	The year or time period for which the license is valid
License expiration date	The date the license expires	M/D/YYYY format

Location | Field name | Definition | Allowed values | |—|—|—| | Address (Street Address, City, Administrative Area, Postal code) | Physical address of the Processor business | | | Latitude, Longitude | The geolocation of the Processor calculated from the Address if provided; may be overridden or entered manually by clicking “Add location” | decimal degrees | | Geolocation Source | The origin of the latitude and longitude values | GPS, Geocoded, Online Map, Submitter provided; set to Geocoded if location is set from the street address provided | | Geolocation Precision | A text description of the spatial precision of the provided location | Exact, Town, County, PLSS Township, PLSS Section (Subdivision Level 1), PLSS Quarter Section (Subdivision Level 2), Not mappable, Street, Interpolated |

Business Status The Business Status provides corresponding dates and business status values. Business status indicates whether a Processor is still in operation (Open), is no longer in operation (Closed), or is of unknown status (Unknown). A Processor’s Current Status is a read-only property that is set based on the most recent (by Date provided) Business Status.

Field name	Definition	Allowed values
Date*	The date corresponding to the business status provided	M/D/YYYY format
Status*	The status of the Processor as of the date provided	Open, Closed, Unknown
Notes	Any relevant comments	any plain text string containing numbers, letters, and/or symbols

Agency program participation The Provider Administrator may configure a list of programs in which the Processor participates for this property through the Provider Administration Interface. These programs may or may not pertain to CWD. For instance, a Provider may wish to keep track of Processors that participate in sample collection programs. More than one program may be included for a Processor by selecting Add Agency program.

Field name	Definition	Allowed values
Program	The program in which the Provider participates	Allowed value list must be configured through the Provider Administration Interface
Season year	Season-year of program participation	YYYY-yy

Processor Surveys Information about activities and conditions at Processors that are relevant to CWD surveillance and management is captured in Surveys. Over time, processors can be re-surveyed. Additional Surveys should be entered as new surveys, rather than updating existing ones. The most recent Survey determines the current activities and practices of the Processor.

Field name	Definition	Allowed values
Survey details
Survey date*	Date on which the survey was conducted	M/D/YYYY format
Surveyor*	Name of Provider staff or other person or company that conducted the survey	any plain text string containing numbers, letters, and/or symbols
Other on-premises activities
Rehabilitation of wild cervids	Does rehabilitation of wild cervids occur on the same premises as the cervid facility?	Yes, No, Unknown
Live captive cervids on site	Are captive cervids on the premises or does the business also have a captive cervid facility on site?	Yes, No, Unknown
Processing and taxidermy activities
Deer processed annually	For businesses that provide deer meat processing services, the approximate (or exact, if available) number of deer processed annually	integer
Deer mounted annually	For businesses that have provide taxidermy services, the approximate (or exact, if available) number of deer mounted annually	integer
Deer from out of state	Does this Processor accept and process or mount deer that were harvested in other states, provinces, or tribal areas?	Yes, No, Unknown
Deer from out of state estimated number	If the Processor accepts deer harvested in other states, provinces, or tribal areas, how many annually?	integer
Deer from out of state note	Observations or comments related to the acceptance of deer from other states, provinces, or tribal areas, if the Processor engages in this practice	any plain text string containing numbers, letters, and/or symbols
Disposal methods
Compost, Fed to animals, Incineration, Landfill Dumpster, Left on property, Pit on property, Processed Caped, Renderer, Returned to hunter, Unknown not answered	For each disposal method, indicate whether the Processor uses it to dispose of cervid carcasses or parts.	Yes, No, Unknown
Disposal note	Provide any additional useful information related to the disposal method(s) used by the Processor	any plain text string containing numbers, letters, and/or symbols
Survey notes	Additional comments about the survey not covered by other fields.	any plain text string containing numbers, letters, and/or symbols
Processor notes	Include any notes about the Processor not covered elsewhere.	any plain text string containing numbers, letters, and/or symbols