§ 2-40-401. Definitions
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Approved incineration” means a method of incineration approved by the commission; (2) “Commission” means the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission created by § 2-33-101; (3) “Fowl” shall include all domesticated avian species; (4) “Fowl carcasses” means carcasses of fowl which died as the result […]
§ 2-40-812. Quarantines
(a) (1) All reactors shall be quarantined by an authorized agent of the commission to the premises of origin or other premises designated by the owner and approved by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission. (2) The quarantine shall restrict the reactors, all other equidae on the premises, and all equidae epidemiologically determined by the […]
§ 2-40-402. Penalty
A person who violates this subchapter shall be subject to an administrative penalty.
§ 2-40-403. Requirements
The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission shall, by rule, specify acceptable methods for the disposal of fowl carcasses, including, but not limited to: (1) Composting of carcasses; (2) Cremation or incineration; (3) Extrusion; (4) On-farm freezing; (5) Rendering; and (6) Cooking for swine feed.
§ 2-40-404. Specifications
The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission shall, by rule, specify acceptable methods of the disposal of fowl carcasses in the event of a major die-off.
§ 2-40-406. Division of Environmental Quality — Jurisdiction unimpaired
This subchapter shall not be interpreted as denying or preempting the regulatory or enforcement jurisdiction of the Division of Environmental Quality.
§ 2-40-508. Legislative intent
It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission will continue to vaccinate heifers on the farm and at the sale barns for brucellosis and will carry out all the practices of the commission which have brought the state to its current near brucellosis-free status.
§ 2-40-801. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Accredited veterinarian” means a veterinarian licensed by the Veterinary Medical Examining Board and approved by the United States Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to perform functions required for state or cooperative state and federal animal disease control and eradication programs; (2) “Adjacent herds” means a group or groups […]
§ 2-40-802. Penalties and fines
Any person, firm, or corporation who violates any provision of this subchapter shall be subject to an administrative penalty.
§ 2-40-109. Destruction of diseased poultry flocks
(a) When the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission determines that any flock of chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, or other poultry is infected with a reportable disease, the flock may be depopulated or condemned and properly disposed of to prevent the spread of the disease. (b) The commission is authorized to adopt rules to prescribe the […]