47-632. Animals affected with tuberculosis; condemning of animal and quarantine of herd; sale of animal; payment to owner.
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47-632. Animals affected with tuberculosis; condemning of animal and quarantine of herd; sale of animal; payment to owner. Whenever the animal health commissioner determines that any domestic animal is affected with tuberculosis, the commissioner shall immediately condemn such animal and quarantine the herd in which it is found. Whereupon, the owner shall sell such diseased animal for immediate slaughter under state or federal inspection, subject to a post-mortem examination under the direction of the animal health commissioner.
Such owner shall be indemnified by the state animal health commissioner, from funds appropriated therefor, in an amount equal to $100 for each condemned grade bovine animal and $200 for each registered bovine animal.