A person who owns or has under his control sheep or goats that have been exposed to or infected with a reportable disease shall forthwith report such fact to the director. A veterinarian shall be immediately dispatched to examine the sheep or goats and, if found to be so exposed or infected, the veterinarian or inspector shall follow the quarantine and treating provisions set forth in Section 77-8-2 NMSA 1978.
History: 1941 Comp., § 49-875, enacted by Laws 1951, ch. 188, § 14; 1953 Comp., § 47-8-14; Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 38.
ANNOTATIONSThe 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, inserted "or goats" following "sheep" throughout the section, substituted "a reportable disease" for "scabies or any other contagious or infectious disease" and substituted "director" for "secretary" in the first sentence, and deleted "or inspector" following "A veterinarian" and "dipping" following "quarantine" in the last sentence.