Section 105 – Outbreak of contagious or infectious disease — Assistance of federal authorities.
Effective 7/1/2017 4-31-105. Outbreak of contagious or infectious disease — Assistance of federal authorities. If there is an outbreak of contagious or infectious disease among domestic animals in this state that imperils livestock, the commissioner may request the assistance of the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, in preventing the […]
Section 106 – Epidemic of contagious or infectious disease — Condemnation or destruction of infected or exposed livestock — Destruction of other property.
Effective 7/1/2017 4-31-106. Epidemic of contagious or infectious disease — Condemnation or destruction of infected or exposed livestock — Destruction of other property. (1) If there is an outbreak of contagious or infectious foreign animal disease of epidemic proportion among domestic animals in this state that imperils livestock, the commissioner, with approval of the governor, […]
Section 107 – Appraisal of fair market value before destruction.
Effective 7/1/2017 4-31-107. Appraisal of fair market value before destruction. (1) Before any livestock or property is destroyed under Section 4-31-106, an appraisal of the fair market value of the livestock or other property shall be forwarded to the commissioner by a panel of three qualified appraisers appointed as follows: (a) one by the commissioner; […]
Section 108 – Euthanasia for postmortem examination.
Effective 7/1/2017 4-31-108. Euthanasia for postmortem examination. The commissioner may order the euthanasia and postmortem examination of a diseased domestic animal if the exact nature of the animal’s disease is not readily determined through other means. Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session
Section 102 – Dead domestic animals — Duty of owner to bury or otherwise dispose of them — Liability for costs.
Effective 5/10/2016 4-31-102. Dead domestic animals — Duty of owner to bury or otherwise dispose of them — Liability for costs. (1) An owner or other person responsible for a domestic animal that dies shall bury or dispose of the animal within a reasonable period of time after the owner or other person responsible for […]
Section 103 – Dead animals — Deposit on another’s land prohibited.
4-31-103. Dead animals — Deposit on another’s land prohibited. A person may not deposit a dead animal upon the land of another person without the landowner’s consent. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 331, 2012 General Session
Section 104 – Penalty.
Effective 5/10/2016 4-31-104. Penalty. A person who violates Section 4-31-102 or 4-31-103 is guilty of an infraction. Amended by Chapter 303, 2016 General Session