(1) Whenever the commissioner deems it necessary to quarantine any specific livestock, premises, county, district, or section of the state for the purpose of preventing the spread of an infectious or contagious disease among the livestock within the state, the commissioner may, through the state veterinarian, call on all sheriffs or other peace officers of any county within the state to assist in maintaining such quarantine and to arrest anyone who may violate such quarantine or any rules made by the commissioner for the purpose of maintaining such quarantine. It is the duty of all sheriffs or other peace officers to act in such cases when so called upon, and they shall be allowed such recompense as is provided by statute for similar services.
The commissioner may place a hold upon any specific livestock, premises, county,district, or section of the state for the purpose of preventing the spread of an infectious or contagious disease when clinical signs and symptoms suggest the presence of the disease and laboratory confirmation is pending.
Once testing has confirmed the presence of an infectious or contagious disease, thecommissioner may quarantine any specific livestock, premises, county, district, or section of the state for the purpose of preventing the spread of any infectious or contagious disease within the state, under such rules as the commissioner may adopt.
Whenever the commissioner finds it necessary to quarantine any livestock, ranch,farm, premises, or portion of this state because of an infectious or contagious disease, the commissioner may hold in quarantine such ranch, farm, premises, or part of this state as the commissioner may deem necessary after all livestock have been removed therefrom, until such time as in the judgment of the state veterinarian there is no further risk of exposing livestock to disease by permitting them to inhabit such quarantined area.
Held or quarantined livestock shall be treated, fed, and cared for at the expense of theowner. All expenses of a hold or quarantine shall be borne by the owner of the livestock so held or quarantined and shall constitute a lien on such livestock.
Source: L. 2005: Entire article R&RE, p. 454, § 1, effective December 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former §§ 35-50-110 and 35-50-116 as they existed prior to 2005, and the former § 35-50-111 was relocated to § 35-50-113.
Cross references: For quarantine procedures affecting the movement of livestock, see § 35-53-111.