Destruction of diseased poultry flocks

Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-109 — under Control of Contagious Diseases.

Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-109

(a) When the Department of Agriculture determines that any flock of chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, or other poultry is infected with a reportable disease, the flock may be depopulated or condemned and properly disposed of to prevent the spread of the disease.

(b) The Arkansas Board of Animal Health is authorized to adopt rules to prescribe the procedures for condemning a diseased poultry flock as authorized in this section.