Title 06, Title 06: Agriculture

§ 1156. Public nuisance Contagious diseases as defined in subdivision 1151(7) of this title are hereby declared to be a public nuisance requiring preventative and remedial action to protect the public health and welfare, as provided in this chapter. (Added 1987, No. 276 (Adj. Ses…

§ 1157. Quarantine (a) The Secretary may order any domestic animals; the premises upon which they are or have been located; any animal products derived from those domestic animals; and any equipment, materials, or products to which they have been exposed to be placed in quarantin…

§ 1158. Quarantine zone (a) The Secretary may establish a quarantine zone whenever it is determined that a contagious disease is widely spread throughout an area of the State and that a quarantine zone is necessary to contain or prevent the further spread of the disease. (b) In e…

§ 1159. Disposal of diseased animals (a) The Secretary may condemn and order destroyed any animal that is infected with or has been exposed to a contagious disease. An order to destroy an animal shall be based on a determination that the destruction of the animal is necessary to …

§ 1160. Emergency outbreak of contagious disease In case of the outbreak within this State of some contagious disease of domestic animals, or whenever there is reason to believe that there is danger of the introduction into the State of any contagious disease prevailing among dom…

§ 1161. Fees for testing The Secretary may assess fees necessary to cover the cost of testing domestic animals for contagious diseases. (Added 1987, No. 276 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 257 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 1991, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. May 5, 1992; 1995, No. …

§ 1162. Report of disease (a) All accredited veterinarians shall immediately report the discovery of any domestic animal within this State that is infected with, is suspected of being infected with, or has been exposed to a reportable disease as specified by this chapter. A veter…

§ 1163. Additional violations (a) A person who knowingly commits any of the following acts shall be assessed an administrative penalty under section 15 of this title for: (1) transporting an animal affected with, or exposed to, a contagious disease without first obtaining the per…

§ 1164. Civil penalties (a) A person who violates any provision of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter or who commits any of the acts described in section 1163 of this title shall be assessed an administrative penalty under section 15 of this title. Each violatio…

§ 1165. Testing of captive deer (a) Definitions. As used in this section: (1) “Captive deer operation” means a place where domestic deer are privately or publicly maintained, in an artificial manner, or held for economic or other purposes within a perimeter fence or confined spac…

§ 1181. Certification required (a) Any equine animal imported into the State or transported through the State shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinarian Inspection. The certificate shall state that the equine animal has been tested negative for equine infectious anemia…

§ 1182. Testing of equine animals (a) Testing of equine animals for equine infectious anemia shall be done by an accredited veterinarian licensed in the State by means of a Coggins test or other test acceptable to the Secretary, at the owner’s expense. (b) Any equine animal found…

§ 1183. Disposition of reactors (a) Any equine animal identified as a reactor through testing as provided in subsections 1182(a) and (b) of this title shall be humanely destroyed within seven days of the second test. The destruction of the animal shall be by a licensed veterinari…

§ 1184. Penalties Any person who violates the provisions of section 1181, 1182, or 1183 of this title shall be assessed an administrative penalty under section 15 of this title. (Added 1987, No. 276 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2017, No. 30, § 3.)