§ 4-5-1. Report of affected animal — Test. Whenever the owner of any bovine animal suspects that animal to be affected with tuberculosis, and, in writing, requests the director of environmental management to inspect the animal, or if the director suspects any bovine animal to be affected with tuberculosis, the director shall immediately direct a […]
§ 4-5-10. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1896, ch. 344, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 14; P.L. 1926, ch. 788, § 2; P.L. 1927, ch. 1014, § 2; P.L. 1931, ch. 1786, § 2; P.L. 1934, ch. 2131, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 7; G.L. 1956, […]
§ 4-5-11. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1896, ch. 344, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-11; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 60, § 1, effective June 16, 2015; P.L. 2015, ch. 64, § 1, effective June 16, 2015.
§ 4-5-12. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1900, ch. 756, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 16; P.L. 1926, ch. 788, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 9; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-12; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 60, § 1, […]
§ 4-5-13. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1900, ch. 756, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-13; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 60, § 1, effective June 16, 2015; P.L. 2015, ch. 64, § 1, effective June 16, 2015.
§ 4-5-14. Quarantine of imported cattle — Intradermic test. If after the importation of cattle by any person, firm, corporation, or association, the director of environmental management is of the opinion that any of the cattle imported are at risk to be infected with tuberculosis, or if he or she has reason to question the […]
§ 4-5-15. Slaughter of infected cattle — Release of cattle free from tuberculosis. If as the result of the test pursuant to § 4-5-14 it is found that any cattle are afflicted with tuberculosis, the diseased cattle shall be immediately slaughtered in the manner provided in § 4-5-3 and the state shall not be required […]
§ 4-5-16. Penalty for violation of import requirements. Any person taking cattle out of, or otherwise breaking, the quarantine provided for in § 4-5-14 or violating any other provision of §§ 4-5-12 — 4-5-15 shall be fined not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) or be imprisoned for not […]
§ 4-5-17. Willful violations of import requirements. When any person is shown to have knowingly brought into this state an animal suffering, or suspected to be suffering, with tuberculosis, or to have concealed the existence of that disease in any animal owned by him or her, that person is not entitled to any compensation for […]
§ 4-5-18. Violations by public officers. (a) Any cattle commissioner, veterinarian or other officer, agent, or employee appointed by the director of environmental management, having immediate control of the carcass of an affected animal as described in § 4-5-3, who permits the disposal of that carcass or any part in any manner as will be […]
§ 4-5-19. Penalty for violations generally. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter for which a penalty is not otherwise provided shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or be imprisoned not exceeding one year. History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 241, § 30; P.L. 1927, ch. 1014, § 3; G.L. 1938, […]
§ 4-5-2. Identification of reactors. Any animal showing a positive reaction to a tuberculin test shall be classified as a reactor and be identified in a manner which is recommended by the United States livestock sanitary association, and the animal disease eradication branch of the agricultural research service, United States department of agriculture. History of […]
§ 4-5-20. Establishment of tuberculosis-free areas. The director of environmental management may, in his or her discretion, establish circumscribed areas within which all bovine cattle are subjected to the tuberculin test, but in no case shall that area be smaller than a single city or town as provided. Before this area is established, the owners […]
§ 4-5-21. Advertisement of tuberculosis-free areas. Before proceeding to quarantine an area and to test the cattle in the area pursuant to § 4-5-20, the director of environmental management shall advertise the establishment of that area in some newspaper published in one of the towns included in that area, or if there is no newspaper […]
§ 4-5-22. Administration of tuberculosis-free areas. After any area has been established pursuant to §§ 4-5-20 and 4-5-21, no cattle shall be brought or transported into that area, except in accordance with the provisions of §§ 4-5-7 — 4-5-10, and except that cattle transported through the area on the highways by truck or railroad, and […]
§ 4-5-23. Violations as to tuberculosis-free areas. Any person or any officer or agent of any corporation who violates any provision of §§ 4-5-20 — 4-5-22 or who hinders or obstructs the director of environmental management or any other authorized person in the discharge of any duty imposed by the provisions of §§ 4-5-20 — […]
§ 4-5-3. Condemnation of diseased animals. If a tuberculin test indicates that an animal is affected with tuberculosis, or if, even though the animal fails to react to that test, the veterinarian shall condemn the animal as affected with tuberculosis, the animal shall at once be appraised under § 4-5-4 and killed in the presence […]
§ 4-5-4. Appraisal of condemned animals. (a) For the purposes of § 4-5-3, the veterinarian and the agent assigned by the director shall constitute the board of appraisers, and the estimate of value by those two (2) persons is final, except as otherwise provided. Written notice of the amount of the appraisal, signed by the […]
§ 4-5-5. Sale of carcasses of condemned animals. The director of environmental management is authorized to sell the carcass of any animal killed as tuberculous, when in the opinion of the board of appraisers that sale should be permitted. The proceeds of that sale shall be paid to the owner of the animal killed in […]
§ 4-5-6. Payment for condemned animals — Prerequisites. In the case of any bovine animal condemned as having any infectious, contagious, or communicable disease considered dangerous to livestock or public health, upon receipt of a post mortem examination, conducted by a veterinarian approved by the department of environmental management or one licensed to practice veterinary […]
