(a) The Secretary shall adopt rules necessary for the discovery, control, and eradication of contagious diseases and for the slaughter, disposal, quarantine, vaccination, and transportation of animals found to be diseased or exposed to a contagious disease. The Secretary may also adopt rules requiring the disinfection and sanitation of real estate, buildings, vehicles, containers, and equipment that have been associated with diseased livestock.

(b) The Secretary shall adopt rules establishing fencing and transportation requirements for deer.

(c) The Secretary shall adopt rules necessary for the inventory, registration, tracking, and testing of deer. (Added 1987, No. 276 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1991, No. 8, § 3; 1995, No. 72 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Feb. 14, 1996; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2005, No. 12, § 3, eff. May 2, 2005; 2015, No. 23, § 73; 2017, No. 30, § 3.)