(a) The Secretary shall protect the health of the domestic animals of the State from all contagious or infectious diseases. For this purpose, the Secretary may: (1) Adopt and enforce quarantine, sanitary, or other rules and regulations he deems necessary; (2) Make and prosecute diligent inquiries in the several counties to ascertain the exact condition of the health […]
If the Secretary presents facts to the Governor showing the existence of any contagious or infectious disease among domestic animals of another state, the Governor, by proclamation, may declare any state or any geographical area of it, in quarantine. During the quarantine no person may bring into the State from a quarantined area any animal […]
(a) The Secretary may cooperate with the Department of Agriculture of the United States or other properly constituted agency of the federal government, to eradicate or control any contagious or infectious disease among livestock or poultry in the State, if the agreement provides that any work shall be controlled by the State. (b) In the event of […]
(a) Every local health authority of every county shall investigate each reported case of contagious or infectious disease of livestock or poultry in the county. If the authority finds a contagious or infectious disease, it shall report to the Secretary. (b) Any person practicing veterinary medicine in the State shall report immediately to the Secretary any contagious […]
(a) To prevent the spread of contagious or infectious diseases, the Secretary, or his agent, may: (1) Visit at any time the location in any county where he has reason to believe any contagious or infectious disease may exist; (2) Test any animal for any contagious disease by any method; (3) Order every animal which has been exposed to […]
(a) The Secretary or a designee of the Secretary may apply to a judge of the District Court or a circuit court for an administrative search warrant to enter any factory, warehouse, vehicle, building, establishment, or other premises to conduct any inspection required or authorized by law to determine compliance with the provisions of this subtitle […]
The Secretary or his agent may prohibit the shipment of livestock or poultry into an area in which contagious disease eradication is being carried on until the livestock or poultry have been subjected to a test satisfactory to the Secretary and have been found to be free of any contagious disease. The Secretary may quarantine […]
(a) (1) This section does not apply to and the Department is not responsible for the reimbursement of any person whose flock of ducks dies or is quarantined and destroyed because of an infectious or contagious disease if those ducks were imported into the State without being certified as disease free. (2) Before any building or article is […]
When any animal is slaughtered under the provisions of this subtitle, the owner may dispose of the carcass or any part of it, the hides, and offal, pursuant to the departmental rules and regulations, and in a manner that does not tend to spread disease or endanger the public health.
The owner of any domestic animal that has died of a contagious or infectious disease shall bury it at a depth of at least three feet or burn it within three hours before sunset of the day following the discovery of the animal.
A person may not knowingly expose any animal to an animal infected with a contagious or infectious disease, or place or cause to be placed any healthy or unexposed animal of the same species on any premises declared to be infected, until the infected animal is declared free from infection by the Secretary or agent. […]
(a) A person may not sell or otherwise dispose of an animal which he knows or has good reason to believe is infected with any contagious or infectious disease, or has been exposed to one within 90 days. Also, a person may not permit the animal to pass over any public highway, street, lane, or alley, […]
An agent of the Secretary may not knowingly pass as healthy any diseased animal or any part of it contrary to the departmental rules and regulations.
(a) A person may not refuse the Secretary or his agent access to his premises or vehicle nor resist the application of any quarantine order or rule or regulation. (b) A person may not conceal the fact that a contagious or infectious disease exists on his premises.
The State’s Attorney of the appropriate county shall prosecute any person accused of violating the provisions of this subtitle and shall defend in every appeal from an appraisement.
(a) The General Assembly finds and declares that it is in the public interest to insure the public health, safety, and welfare by strictly regulating in this State the importation, transportation, sale, transfer, and possession of those animals which pose a possibility of: (1) The introduction of a disease or pest harmful to livestock or poultry; (2) Problems […]
(a) In lieu of or in addition to any penalty provided by this title, the Secretary may impose an administrative penalty on any person who violates any provision of this title. (b) The penalty imposed under this section may not exceed $10,000. (c) All penalties collected under this section shall be distributed to the Animal Health Fund established […]
(a) In this section, “Fund” means the Animal Health Fund. (b) There is an Animal Health Fund. (c) The purpose of the Fund is to defray the Department’s cost of issuing orders or conducting site visits and animal testing to prevent the spread of contagious or infectious diseases. (d) The Department shall administer the Fund. (e) (1) The Fund is a […]
(a) A person may not willfully make a false statement to the Department as to: (1) The identity of an animal; (2) The location of an animal; (3) The place of origin or destination of an animal; or (4) The health status of an animal, including whether an animal is infected with or has been exposed to a contagious or […]
(a) (1) The Department may bring an action for an injunction against any person violating the provisions of this subtitle, or violating any valid order or quarantine issued by the Department. (2) In any action for an injunction brought under this section, any finding of the Department after a hearing shall be prima facie evidence of each fact […]
