State
CWD rules in District of Columbia
CWD zone status
Agency
District Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE), Fisheries and Wildlife Division
Last verified
June 16, 2026
CWDCrossing provides informational summaries of state CWD carcass-transport regulations. Rules change annually pre-hunting-season; verify with both the origin and destination state wildlife agencies before transport. Failure to comply may result in citations. Not affiliated with the CWD Alliance, the National Deer Association, or any state agency.
Bringing a carcass into District of Columbia
District of Columbia is the regulating authority for what you can bring in. Recreational hunting is not permitted within the District of Columbia, and no DC-specific cervid carcass-import or CWD carcass-transport rule could be located on the DOEE primary source. importPolicy marked unverified because no explicit import rule was found on a DC agency page (not a confirmed 'no_restriction'). zoneStatus 'suspected' reflects DC's location amid CWD-positive Maryland/Virginia/Pennsylvania; no in-District wild cervid CWD detection found. Confirm directly with DOEE (202-535-2600).
Allowed for import
District of Columbia does not publish a specific allowed-parts list — confirm with the District Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE), Fisheries and Wildlife Division.
Restricted from import
District of Columbia does not currently publish a carcass-import prohibition.
Taking a carcass out of District of Columbia
When you hunt in District of Columbia and bring the carcass to another state, that destination state sets the rule. District of Columbia is not currently listed as a CWD-affected state in our reading, but check the destination state's affected-state list, since designations change.
District of Columbia on the CWD map
- CWD confirmed in state
- Under heightened surveillance
- No known CWD detections
Zone status is informational, not a hazard rating. Detections expand over time — confirm current status with each state's wildlife agency.
CWDCrossing provides informational summaries of state CWD carcass-transport regulations. Rules change annually pre-hunting-season; verify with both the origin and destination state wildlife agencies before transport. Failure to comply may result in citations. Not affiliated with the CWD Alliance, the National Deer Association, or any state agency.