No person shall import domestic animals into the State from any herd, flock, or group which is under quarantine in the state or place of origin due to the presence or suspected presence of an infectious or a contagious disease within the herd, flock, or group, except that such quarantined herds, flock, or groups may be moved directly to slaughter on permits issued by the Secretary. (Added 1981, No. 10, eff. March 27, 1981; amended 1991, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. May 5, 1992; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)