Indemnification of owners of livestock or property slaughtered or destroyed by order of department

The owner of any livestock or property which is slaughtered or otherwise destroyed at the order of the State Department of Agriculture in the performance of its duty to eradicate and control the contagious and communicable diseases of livestock in this state is entitled to indemnity as provided in ORS 596.640 to 596.681. [1953 c.633 §3]