§ 2-40-821. Requirements of equidae participating in equine activities
(a) All equidae moving within the state to equidae exhibitions, including, but not limited to, fairs, livestock shows, breed association shows, rodeos, trail rides, parades, team pennings, team ropings, racetracks, or other equidae concentration points shall be accompanied by a record of a negative current official equine infectious anemia test within the past twelve (12) […]
§ 2-40-822. General requirements for equidae entering Arkansas
(a) All equidae entering Arkansas must be accompanied by a record of a negative current official equine infectious anemia test. (b) All equidae must also be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection, listing information from a record of a negative official equine infectious anemia test, the name and address of the consignor and consignee, […]
§ 2-40-823. Requirements of equidae moving within the state
All equidae moving within the state for any reason shall be accompanied by a negative current official equine infectious anemia test.
§ 2-40-824. Entry requirements to a veterinarian’s clinic for care or treatment
(a) Equidae may enter Arkansas when consigned directly to a veterinary hospital or clinic for treatment or for usual veterinary procedures when accompanied by an owner or shipper permit. (b) Following release by the veterinarian, equidae must be returned immediately to the state of origin by the most direct route or meet testing requirements for […]
§ 2-40-825. Entry requirements to an approved slaughter facility
(a) All equidae consigned to an approved slaughter facility must be properly and individually identified and accompanied by a waybill, bill of lading, permit, or certificate of veterinary inspection. (b) A known reactor must be branded, and a known exposed animal must be properly identified and accompanied by a permit.
§ 2-40-826. Equine infectious anemia services
(a) In order to fund or partially fund the Equine Infectious Anemia Control and Eradication Program, the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission may, by appropriately adopted administrative rules, design and maintain a fee structure for the purpose of defraying the cost of services performed. (b) The fees collected shall be deposited into the State Treasury […]
§ 2-40-829. Research facility certification required
Any research facility in this state which contains equidae infected with equine infectious anemia or any reactor equidae shall be certified by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission and shall be so maintained as to prevent the infection of any other equidae, whether at or outside the research facility.
§ 2-40-1201. Fees — Disposition of funds
(a) In order to fund or partially fund the pseudorabies control and eradication program there is hereby levied a fee of one dollar ($1.00) per head on all spent sows and boars sold at livestock markets. (b) (1) Each livestock market operator shall collect fees and remit monthly to the Secretary of the Department of […]
§ 2-40-813. Quarantining reactors
(a) (1) (A) With the exception of the equine stabled at a racetrack regulated by the Arkansas Racing Commission, all reactors shall be quarantined to the owner’s premises or an approved quarantine holding facility and shall be destroyed or sold for immediate slaughter or permitted to a research facility within twenty (20) days after the […]
§ 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 […]