Section 3-7A-13 – Placement of Area Under Quarantine; Additional Measures.
Section 3-7A-13 Placement of area under quarantine; additional measures. (a) The State Health Officer, upon request of authorized local officials, may place certain areas of the state under a rabies quarantine to prevent the spread of rabies. In extreme situations, the State Health Officer may place the area under quarantine without waiting for local request. […]
Section 3-5-8 – Posting of Notice as to Taking, etc., and Hearing Thereupon; Proceedings Where Owner Appears and Claims Livestock or Animal Generally; Proceedings and Entry of Judgment for Sale Where Livestock or Animal Not Claimed and Adjudged to Be Unlawfully at Large Generally.
Section 3-5-8 Posting of notice as to taking, etc., and hearing thereupon; proceedings where owner appears and claims livestock or animal generally; proceedings and entry of judgment for sale where livestock or animal not claimed and adjudged to be unlawfully at large generally. (a) The district court shall give notice, by posting in three public […]
Section 3-6A-6 – Construction With Other Laws; Penalties.
Section 3-6A-6 Construction with other laws; penalties. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to repeal other criminal laws. Whenever conduct prescribed by this chapter is also prescribed by any other provision of law, the provision which carries the more serious penalty shall be applied. (Act 2018-182, §1.)
Section 3-7A-14 – Power of Municipalities.
Section 3-7A-14 Power of municipalities. Nothing in this chapter shall be held to limit in any manner the power of any municipality to prohibit dogs, cats, or ferrets from running at large, regardless of rabies immunization status as herein provided; nor shall anything in this chapter be construed, in any manner, to limit the power […]
Section 3-5-9 – Proceedings and Entry of Judgment Discharging Livestock or Animal, etc., Where Same Adjudged Not Unlawfully at Large.
Section 3-5-9 Proceedings and entry of judgment discharging livestock or animal, etc., where same adjudged not unlawfully at large. If on the trial of any action or proceeding brought under this chapter it is ascertained and adjudged by the judge of the district court that the livestock or animal taken up by the party complaining […]
Section 3-6A-7 – Construction and Application of Chapter.
Section 3-6A-7 Construction and application of chapter. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict or negate the requirements of the rabies control law contained in Sections 3-7A-1 to 3-7A-15, inclusive. (b) Nothing in this chapter is designed to abrogate any civil remedies available under statutory or common law. (c) Nothing in this […]
Section 3-7A-15 – Rules.
Section 3-7A-15 Rules. The State Board of Health is authorized to adopt and promulgate rules for the enforcement of this chapter, which rules shall have the force and effect of law. (Acts 1990, No 90-530, p. 816, §15.)
Section 3-5-10 – Officer or Person Taking Up Livestock or Animal Entitled to Possession Thereof Until Judgment and Costs of Keeping and Caring for Livestock or Animal Paid.
Section 3-5-10 Officer or person taking up livestock or animal entitled to possession thereof until judgment and costs of keeping and caring for livestock or animal paid. The person or officer taking up such livestock or animal shall be entitled to possession thereof until the judgment which may be recovered as provided in this chapter […]
Section 3-6A-8 – Duties of Animal Control Officer.
Section 3-6A-8 Duties of animal control officer. If the appropriate jurisdiction does not employ an animal control officer, the duties of this chapter shall be carried out by a law enforcement officer. (Act 2018-182, §8.)
Section 3-7A-16 – Relation to Volunteer Service Act.
Section 3-7A-16 Relation to Volunteer Service Act. A licensed veterinarian and his or her assistants, whether compensated by fee or otherwise or not compensated, when assisting the county rabies officer at any officially designated rabies vaccination clinic shall be considered a volunteer for the purpose of Section 6-5-336. (Act 2009-636, p. 1949, §2.)