§ 2-40-1301. Definitions
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Commission” means the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission created by § 2-33-101; (2) “Large animal” means cattle, horses, hogs, sheep, goats, cervidae, bison, llamas, alpacas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and other native or nonnative animals, excluding dogs and cats; and (3) “Large animal carcasses” means […]
§ 2-40-814. Positive reactors at official racetracks
(a) All equines stabled at a racetrack regulated by the Arkansas Racing Commission which test positive to the official equine infectious anemia test shall be immediately removed from the racetrack, shall be quarantined to the premises to which they are moved, and shall be destroyed, branded by authorized commission personnel, sold for immediate slaughter, or […]
§ 2-40-1302. Disposal
(a) (1) All large animal carcasses and all parts of large animal carcasses shall be disposed of in a manner prescribed by rules of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission. (2) However, no large animal carcass shall be buried or otherwise disposed of in any landfill operated under a permit issued by the Division of […]
§ 2-40-815. Testing requirements in affected herds
(a) All equidae determined to have been on the same premises as a reactor at the time the reactor was bled shall be tested by an accredited veterinarian or an authorized agent of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission at the owner’s expense sixty to eighty (60-80) days after the reactor’s last positive test result. […]
§ 2-40-1303. Violation
A person who violates this subchapter shall be subject to an administrative penalty.
§ 2-40-816. Movement of reactors and exposed animals
(a) All reactors and exposed equidae must be accompanied by a permit for movement when moved from their quarantined premises. (b) All reactors must be branded before moving interstate. (c) Movement of a reactor and exposed equidae must be direct to an approved slaughter facility or a quarantined holding facility for movement to an approved […]
§ 2-40-817. Requirements for quarantined holding facilities
(a) (1) A person desiring to operate a quarantined holding facility must file an application for approval of the facility on forms provided by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission. (2) The facility must have an area where equidae testing positive to an official equine infectious anemia test and exposed equidae are kept, and where […]
§ 2-40-818. Fictitious names and erroneous information
(a) Test charts, permits, and other official forms must be completed in the name of the owner or the person responsible for the equidae. (b) No livestock auction facility operator or veterinarian may be held responsible for recording erroneous information provided by an owner, buyer, or seller. (c) The individual providing the erroneous or fictitious […]
§ 2-40-819. Testing requirements for change of ownership
(a) (1) (A) All equidae which are sold, bartered, traded, given free of charge, or offered for sale, or any horses otherwise exchanged for any reason within Arkansas except at approved markets must be accompanied by a record of a negative equine infectious anemia test conducted at an approved laboratory within the previous six (6) […]
§ 2-40-804. Testing requirements for domiciled equidae
(a) (1) All equidae domiciled within the State of Arkansas shall be subjected to an official equine infectious anemia test every twelve (12) months. (2) An equidae is domiciled within the state when the equidae has been pastured, stabled, housed, or kept in any fashion in the state more than thirty (30) consecutive or unconsecutive […]