Sec. 5. 7 MRSA §1306, as amended by PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, §78 and affected by §80, is further amended to read:

§1306. Revocation and suspension of licenses

Any license issued under this chapter may be suspended or revoked by the District Court in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.

Sec. 6. 7 MRSA §1307, as amended by PL 1967, c. 227, §3, is further amended to read:

§1307. Records

The commissioner may require licensed livestock and poultry dealers to keep certain records of transactions in any or all classes of livestock and poultry. The department may establish by rule the length of time that records kept by persons engaging in dealing livestock and poultry must be retained.__Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.

Sec. 7. 7 MRSA §1308, as amended by PL 1979, c. 541, Pt. A, §68, is further amended to read:

§1308. Violations

Any person, copartnership, association or corporation engaged in the business of buying or selling livestock or poultry, or both, as defined in this chapter without a license provided for in section 1304, or who shall violate violates any of the provisions of sections 1302 to 1307, shall be guilty of a Class E crime or who violates any rule adopted under sections 1302 to 1307 commits a civil violation for which a fine in the amount of $100 per day for each violation may be adjudged.__The total fine may not exceed $25,000.

Any person, copartnership, association or corporation who shall violate any rule or regulation promulgated under sections 1302 to 1307, or neglect or refuse to comply with any of the

provisions thereof, commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture not to exceed $50 may be adjudged.

Sec. 8. 7 MRSA §1331, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1989, c. 502, Pt. B, §7, is further amended to read:

4. Penalties. Any person engaged in the business of propagating, possessing, buying or selling domesticated deer without a license as provided for in subsection 2 is guilty of a Class E crime commits a civil violation for which a fine in the amount of $100 per day for each violation may be adjudged.__The total fine may not exceed $25,000.

Sec. 9. 7 MRSA §1331, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 685, §1, is amended to read:

5. Revocation. A license issued to any person for the propagation, possession, purchase or sale of domesticated deer, or for the sale of meat from domesticated deer, may be revoked at any time Any license issued under this chapter may be suspended or revoked in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act for violation of this chapter. Upon revocation, no similar license may be reissued for a minimum of 5 years. Any person who violates or refuses to comply with this chapter commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture not to exceed $200 may be adjudged at the discretion of the commissioner.

Sec. 10. 7 MRSA c. 207 is amended by repealing the chapter headnote and enacting the following in its place:

CHAPTER 207

AUCTIONS

Sec. 11. 7 MRSA §1451 is amended to read:

§1451. Purpose

Whereas community or commission auctions are increasing throughout the country, and if properly controlled are a benefit to the livestock industry, it is desirable to set up legislation to prohibit the spread of disease and protect the public. The purpose of this chapter is to foster fair and equitable sales practices and to encourage practices in such transactions that promote the sale of healthy livestock and poultry.

Sec. 12. 7 MRSA §1452 is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§1452.__Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the term "auction" means the offering of cattle, sheep, swine, goats and equines and domesticated cervidae and other exotic animals for sale by means of exchanges between an auctioneer and bidders.

Sec. 13. 7 MRSA §1453, as amended by PL 1977, c. 694, §117, is further amended to read:

§1453. Rules

The commissioner shall, in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, make rules and regulations necessary to protect the health and welfare of animals going through such sales rings auction, which shall have the power of law as outlined under section 1752.

Sec. 14. 7 MRSA §1454 is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§1454. Permit

A person, partnership, association or corporation may not hold or conduct an auction without obtaining a permit from the commissioner no later than 2 weeks prior to the time of the auction.

Sec. 15. 7 MRSA §1455 is amended to read:

§1455. Records

The operator shall keep complete records of all sales transactions, which shall must be available for inspection by the commissioner or his agent. The department may establish, by rule, the length of time that a person who conducts an auction must retain these records.__These records must indicate the origins of the animals and the final disposition or location of those animals.__Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.

Sec. 16. 7 MRSA §1456, as amended by PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, §20 and affected by §80, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§1456. Cancellation of permit

The permit to operate an auction may be suspended in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.

Sec. 17. 7 MRSA §1457 is enacted to read:

§1457.__Violations

Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter commits a civil violation for which a fine in the amount of $100 per violation per day, not to exceed $25,000, may be adjudged.

Sec. 18. 7 MRSA §1704, as amended by PL 1985, c. 785, Pt. B, §46, is further amended to read:

§1704. Agents

The commissioner may employ skilled veterinarians licensed in this State and such other agents and employees as he may deem be necessary to carry into effect enforce chapters 201, 207, 301, 303 and 305, subject to the Civil Service Law.

Sec. 19. 7 MRSA §1706, as repealed and replaced by PL 1977, c. 696, §89, is amended to read:

§1706. Penalties

Whoever violates any provisions of chapters 207, 301, 303, and 305, or any rule and regulation promulgated thereunder adopted under those chapters, unless a specific penalty or forfeiture is provided for, shall be guilty of a Class E crime commits a civil violation for which a fine in the amount of $500 per day for each violation may be adjudged.__The total fine may not exceed $50,000.

Sec. 20. 7 MRSA §§1707 and 1708 are enacted to read:

§1707.__Confidentiality of records

All department records relating to open, ongoing animal health investigations, animal health research and animal health surveillance are confidential and may not be disclosed to any person, even upon written authorization by the subject of the record.

§1708.__Veterinary care

The owner of a livestock herd must provide regular veterinary care.

Sec. 21. 7 MRSA §1751, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1999, c. 765, §4, is further amended to read:

2. Domestic animals. "Domestic animals" means cattle, horses, mules, asses, equines, goats, sheep, swine, cats, dogs, domesticated cervidae or other domesticated animals; large game as defined in section 1341, subsection 5; and poultry.

Sec. 22. 7 MRSA §1751, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1979, c. 731, §19, is further amended to read:

3. Authorized agent. "Duly authorized Authorized agent" means employees of the State Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources department, veterinarians licensed by the State to practice veterinary medicine while performing official duties for the department, employees of the Agricultural Research Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, or other persons designated by the commissioner.

Sec. 23. 7 MRSA §1752, as repealed and replaced by PL 1977, c. 694, §119, is amended to read:

§1752. Rules

The commissioner shall, in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, make all needful rules and regulations which may in his judgment be deemed requisite to the full and due execution of adopt rules that, in the commissioner's judgment, are necessary for the enforcement of chapters 201, 207, 301, 303 and 305. These rules and regulations shall have the force and effect of law, so far as the same are not inconsistent with the laws of this State or of the United States.

Sec. 24. 7 MRSA §1753, as amended by PL 1999, c. 765, §5, is further amended to read:

§1753. Duties of commissioner

The commissioner shall, so far as possible, prevent the introduction and spread of contagious, infectious and parasitic diseases, and exposure thereto, among domestic animals in the State, especially those diseases transmitted to man, either directly or indirectly zoonotic diseases, and those of greatest economic importance.

The commissioner shall cause investigation and diagnosis to be made by approved methods as to the existence of contagious, infectious and parasitic diseases among domestic animals in the State, and he or his duly authorized agent the commissioner may enter any premises, buildings or places, including stockyards, cars, trucks, planes and vessels within any county or part of the State in or at which he the commissioner has reason to believe

there exists any such disease, and make such investigation, diagnosis or diagnostic tests as to the existence of disease that he the commissioner may consider necessary.

The commissioner shall, so far as possible, control and eradicate the diseases of domestic animals. The commissioner shall formulate and apply programs for the control and or eradication of tuberculosis, brucellosis, forms of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy known as chronic wasting disease and such other any diseases as or pathogens as required by the United States Department of Agriculture and any other diseases or pathogens the commissioner considers necessary or practicable to control or eradicate so far as funds are available.

Sec. 25. 7 MRSA §1755, as amended by PL 1977, c. 694, §120, is further amended to read:

§1755. Quarantine

The commissioner may, upon discovery or upon suspicion of the existence of any disease or pathogen among domestic animals or poultry in the State, take whatever action he deems the commissioner considers necessary to prevent possible spread and to control or eradicate such the disease or pathogen. Such action may include quarantine of domestic animals, birds, wild animals in captivity and products derived from them, also including the quarantine of articles, materials and premises, equipment or areas, for such a time and under such conditions as he may deem the commissioner considers necessary to eradicate or control the disease or pathogen. This quarantine shall may not be considered licensing or an adjudicatory proceeding, as defined by the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.

Any positive diagnosis of a disease made by recognized procedures by recognized diagnostic laboratories, or by recognized qualified persons, shall must be considered as official diagnosis until proved otherwise.

Quarantine may be made by registered mail or in person by an authorized agent of the commissioner, or by any other person authorized to do so.

The commissioner may use placards or any other methods he may deem considered necessary to give notice or warning of such the quarantine.

It shall be is illegal to violate any quarantine by any person, and such violation shall be is punishable by penalties as outlined in section 1706.

Sec. 26. 7 MRSA §1756, as amended by PL 1983, c. 747, §1, is further amended to read:

§1756. Appraisal and indemnity

Upon discovery of any contagious or infectious disease or pathogen among domestic animals, the commissioner may cause the affected or exposed animals to be appraised and destroyed, and a proper disposition of the carcasses made in accordance with rules and adopted by him the commissioner in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375. The commissioner shall appraise each domestic animal at its true market value at the time it is condemned, provided that no indemnity may be paid except as established in section 1757 or in state-federal cooperative eradication programs for domestic animals and in those amounts as set by those agreements. In no case may the combined amount received from salvage and state and federal indemnity exceed the amount of appraisal.

No indemnity shall Indemnity may not be paid on any domestic animals imported into the State, if the importation of which was not in compliance with in violation of the laws of the State or rules and regulations in effect at the time of importation.

Sec. 27. 7 MRSA §1757, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 747, §2, is amended to read:

The commissioner shall establish a Poultry Disease Control Fund to be used to detect, prevent, control or eradicate any contagious or infectious poultry disease or pathogen within the State. He may credit to the fund moneys appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose, which may be funded through a legislative appropriation or through money received from other public and private sources, including an assessment on commercial poultry owners.

Sec. 28. 7 MRSA §1757, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 747, §2, is amended to read:

1. Authority of the commissioner. Whenever he the commissioner has sufficient reason to believe that a contagious or infectious poultry disease or pathogen has been or may be introduced into the State, the commissioner may:

A. Inspect, cause to be disinfected or require evidence of disinfection of:

(1) All incoming or outgoing vehicles being used to convey poultry, poultry products or materials related to the poultry industry; and

(2) All incoming vehicles which that, while carrying other domestic animals during the 80 30 days immediately prior to their arrival in Maine, stopped within or passed through an area declared quarantined by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, due to the outbreak of a contagious or infectious poultry disease or pathogen.

Incoming vehicles may be refused entry into the State and outgoing vehicles may be detained within the State until any necessary inspection or disinfection has been performed or any required evidence of inspection or disinfection has been received.

B. Immediately eradicate poultry flocks in which disease or pathogen is found to exist; and

C. After consultation with appropriate industry organizations, indemnify owners of poultry destroyed under paragraph B. The amount of the indemnity shall must be established by rule adopted in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375, provided that the amount of any federal indemnity for the same flock shall be is considered in setting the amount of indemnity under this paragraph.

Sec. 29. 7 MRSA §1759 is enacted to read:

§1759.__Vehicle detainment and inspection

If the commissioner has sufficient reason to believe that a contagious or infectious animal disease or pathogen has been or may be introduced into the United States, Canada or this State, the commissioner may stop and inspect vehicles transporting domestic animals or poultry to ensure that biosecurity procedures, including cleaning and disinfection, outlined by the United States Department of Agriculture have been adhered to and that importation certification documents are in order.

An incoming vehicle may be refused entry into the State and an outgoing vehicle may be detained within the State until any necessary inspection or disinfection has been performed or any required evidence of inspection or disinfection has been received by the commissioner.

Sec. 30. 7 MRSA §1801, as amended by PL 1999, c. 765, §6, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§1801. Reportable diseases

The commissioner shall, by rule adopted in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, determine which diseases or pathogens must be classified as "reportable."__The form of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy known as chronic wasting disease is reportable.__It is a violation of this chapter for any owner, agent of any owner, veterinarian or other person having knowledge of the existence of such disease or pathogen or the exposure of domestic animals to such disease or pathogen not to properly report the existence of such disease or pathogen or exposure of domestic animals to the department immediately after knowledge of such disease or pathogen or exposure of domestic animals to such disease or pathogen.

It is a violation of this chapter for any person to drive, truck or otherwise move intrastate__or interstate domestic animals known to be infected with or exposed to any reportable disease or pathogen, or domestic animals treated with any vaccine or other substance that might make them capable of spreading a disease or pathogen among susceptible domestic animals.__Any domestic animals infected with or exposed to any reportable disease or pathogen may be moved only under the direction of the commissioner.

Sec. 31. 7 MRSA §§1803, 1805 and 1806 are amended to read:

§1803. Transportation of diseased animals

It shall be illegal is a violation of this chapter to haul, drive, truck or otherwise move into the State any domestic animals known to be infected with or exposed to any contagious or infectious disease or pathogen.

§1805. Securing animals for treatment

It shall be unlawful is a violation of this chapter for an owner of domestic animals or his that owner's agent to refuse or neglect to secure and restrain domestic animals to be tested, vaccinated, branded or tattooed, or otherwise treated, as to make it possible for the commissioner, or his agent in charge of livestock sanitary work, or his representative to apply in an expeditious manner the test or other treatment that is deemed necessary the commissioner may direct.

The commissioner or his duly authorized agent may require proper disinfecting of stables and premises by the owner, where condemned diseased domestic animals are found, and may withhold indemnity until he is satisfied that proper cleaning and disinfecting of premises have been completed.

§1806. Disease control notifications

It shall be unlawful is a violation of this chapter to tamper with, remove or alter eartags, labels, placards or notices affixed or posted by the commissioner or his agent.

No milk or dairy products shall be sold or offered for sale in the State from any herd retaining known brucellosis reactors.

Sec. 32. 7 MRSA §1806-A is enacted to read:

§1806-A.__Prohibition of sales

The commissioner may prohibit the sale of milk or milk products in the State from any herd of any species having any reportable disease or pathogen that may be transmitted in milk or milk products.__A livestock product or byproduct may not be sold or offered for sale from any herd having a reportable disease or pathogen that may be transmitted in those products.

Sec. 33. 7 MRSA §1807, as amended by PL 1981, c. 197, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§1807. Illegal vaccinations

A person other than a licensed veterinarian may not vaccinate cattle with brucellosis vaccine.__A licensed veterinarian may vaccinate cattle only with brucellosis vaccine that has been approved by the commissioner and only in accordance with vaccination ages as determined by the commissioner.

The commissioner may prohibit a vaccination because the use of a vaccine may cause the presumption that an actual disease or pathogen is present in the State, but the commissioner may authorize any vaccination necessary to control an outbreak of a disease or to ameliorate the threat of an outbreak of a disease.

Sec. 34. 7 MRSA §1808,, as amended by PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, §78 and affected by §80, is further amended to read:

§1808. Sale of certain biologics

A biological product capable of eliciting an immunological response offered for use in the treatment or prevention of diseases of domestic animals may not be produced, sold, distributed, imported or used within the State, or imported into the State for sale, distribution or use unless approval and written permission has first been obtained from the commissioner, or the commissioner's agent in charge of livestock sanitary work,

for the distribution and use of that product. The commissioner or the commissioner's agent has the right to refuse permission for distribution, sale, importation or use of any such product within the State, and may require reporting of sale, distribution, importation or use of any such product within the State, if permission is granted.

No An antigen used for diagnostic purposes in domestic animals shall may not be produced in or shipped into the State without the approval of the commissioner or his agent.

No A person, firm or corporation, except a licensed veterinarians, veterinarian shall may not offer for sale or distribution, within the State, any biological product containing living organisms or viruses offered for use in the treatment or prevention of diseases of domestic animals, without first obtaining a permit to act as salesman a salesperson or distributor from the department.

The commissioner shall, in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, promulgate adopt rules and regulations as to refrigeration, handling, shipping, disposing of outdated material, and sale of such products.

Failure to comply with this section or section 1807, or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall be is grounds for revocation by the District Court of any permit granted pursuant to these sections.

Sec. 35. 7 MRSA §1809, as amended by PL 1999, c. 765, §7, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§1809. Permits for state entry

Any person who imports animals into the State may be required by the commissioner to obtain a permit before the time of entry.__ The permit or permit number must accompany the shipment.__The commissioner may refuse to grant a permit or may issue one subject to quarantine at destination if the animals do not meet importation requirements.__The commissioner may require the owner to have those animals tested or examined by a veterinarian at the owner's expense. The commissioner may release those animals from quarantine only after the commissioner is satisfied that they are not a disease threat to other animals or humans.

Animals brought into the State without a permit may be condemned by the commissioner and euthanized without indemnity.

1.__Rules. The commissioner shall, in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, adopt all rules the commissioner considers necessary to maintain the health of all animals under the department's authority imported into the State or offered for sale within the State.

Sec. 36. 7 MRSA §§1810 and 1811 are amended to read:

§1810. Agreement with United States Department of Agriculture and

with other states

The commissioner or his agent is authorized to enter into agreements of cooperation in the name of the State with the United States Department of Agriculture and other states for the prevention, control and eradication of diseases among domestic animals.

§1811. Health requirements for exhibit animals

All domestic animals that are to be shown or exhibited in any agricultural show within the State shall must meet the health requirements of the rules and regulations of the commissioner.

Sec. 37. 7 MRSA §1812, 3rd ¶, as amended by PL 1985, c. 545, is further amended to read:

For the prevention and control of brucellosis, the commissioner or his agent in charge of livestock sanitary work shall continue to conduct recognized tests on all the herds in the State as required to maintain United States Department of Agriculture certification that the State is free of brucellosis. Such tests shall must be conducted by regularly employed federal or state veterinarians or technicians or authorized veterinarians and tested by the state laboratory. All animals showing a positive reaction to the test shall must be identified by a "reactor" ear tag and brand and shall must be slaughtered, except vaccinated animals under 14 months of age.

Sec. 38. 7 MRSA §1812, 4th ¶, as amended by PL 1981, c. 197, §2, is further amended to read:

Officially vaccinated calves, if purebred, shall must be properly identified by an official ear tag or registration papers or tattoo number. Grade animals shall must be tagged with an official ear tag. All officially vaccinated calves must be tattooed with the official state tattoo mark. Evidence of vaccination shall must be the official state tattoo mark and either a vaccination ear tag or a tattoo number.

Sec. 39. 7 MRSA §1812, 5th ¶, as amended by PL 1985, c. 545, is further amended to read:

Vaccine for cattle of this State shall be provided through the commissioner as long as the vaccine is supplied by the Federal Government. If the Federal Government does not supply the vaccine, the The commissioner shall establish rules in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375, establishing fees to cover costs of obtaining, storing and distributing vaccine to accredited veterinarians and defining approved sources and procedures to regulate the use of this vaccine. The fees will accrue to a nonlapsing dedicated account to be used for obtaining, storing and distributing vaccine.

Sec. 40. 7 MRSA §1812-A, as amended by PL 1977, c. 694, §128, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§1812-A. Brucellosis in swine

The commissioner shall, in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, formulate and implement rules for the prevention, control and eradication of brucellosis in swine.__ Where infection has been found, all swine must be quarantined to the premises until all swine in the infected herd are in compliance with rules or may be slaughtered as the commissioner may direct.

Sec. 41. 7 MRSA §1813, sub-§1 is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

1.__Garbage.__"Garbage" means all waste material derived in whole or in part from the meat of any animal, including fish and poultry, or other animal material and other refuse of any character whatsoever that has been associated with any such material resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking or consumption of food, except that "garbage" does not include waste from ordinary household operations that is fed directly to swine on the same premises where such a household is located.

Sec. 42. 7 MRSA §1814, as amended by PL 1979, c. 541, Pt. A, §70, is further amended to read:

§1814. License to feed garbage

No A person shall may not feed garbage to swine without first procuring a license therefor from the commissioner or his duly authorized agent. Such licenses shall A license may be procured annually for a fee of $1 $25 and shall must be renewed on the first day of June of each succeeding year. This section shall does not apply to any person who feeds his that person's

own household garbage only to swine which that are raised for such a person's own use.

Garbage, regardless of previous processing, shall must, before being fed to swine, be thoroughly heated to at least 212` Fahrenheit for at least 30 minutes, unless treated in some other manner which shall that must be approved in writing by the commissioner or his duly authorized agent.

The commissioner or his duly authorized agent shall have the power to may enter at reasonable times any private or public property for the purpose of investing investigating conditions relating to the treating or feeding of garbage.

When a disease condition exists that may be spread by the feeding of garbage, the commissioner may immediately suspend all garbage feeding licenses and place a moratorium on all garbage feeding in the State.

Any person found feeding garbage to swine without a license commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $250 nor more than $500 for an initial violation and not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for a subsequent violation may be adjudged.

Any person who feeds garbage to swine during a moratorium imposed by the commissioner is subject to a civil penalty of $5,000, payable to the State.__This penalty is recoverable in a civil action.

Sec. 43. 7 MRSA §1817 is repealed.

Sec. 44. 7 MRSA §1820, as amended by PL 1981, c. 21, §§1 and 2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§1820. Equine infectious anemia

1.__Definitions.__As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

D.__"Boarding stable" means any facility where equines of different ownership are housed for fees.

E.__"Official test" means any test approved by the commissioner for the detection of equine infectious anemia.__ "Official test" includes, but is not limited to, the enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay, or ELISA test, and the agar gel immunodiffusion, AGID, or Coggins test.

F.__"Quarantine" means to confine an equine to a stable or pasture in a manner that will prevent the spread of equine infectious anemia.

2.__Duties of commissioner.__The commissioner shall:

A.__Require a negative Coggins test, taken within 36 months, on all equines raced on, exhibited at or stabled at race tracks, fairgrounds or boarding stables.__The commissioner shall require a negative test from all equines entering this State within 6 months before the date of entry.__Any equine not tested prior to entering this State must be quarantined until tested at the owner's expense;

B.__Require that any equine having a positive test be immediately quarantined and isolated from other equines pending a 2nd test done by a state veterinarian; and

C.__Require that all other equines remain on the premises pending an investigation and testing as the commissioner may determine necessary.

6.__Disposition of reactors.__Any equine that has a positive 2nd test pursuant to subsection 2 must be considered a reactor.__ A reactor must be:

A.__Humanely euthanized within 7 days of the 2nd test.__ Euthanasia must be performed by a licensed veterinarian or as the commissioner may direct.__A veterinarian euthanizing a reactor shall report the euthanasia to the commissioner within 2 working days;

B.__Freeze branded with a brand with an "11 EIA" no less than 4 inches in height on the left side of the neck and shipped directly to a United States Department of Agriculture slaughter facility under a federal order; or

C.__Freeze branded with a brand with an "11 EIA" no less than 4 inches in height on the left side of the neck and permanently quarantined and isolated from all other equines.__ The reactor must be kept a minimum of 1/4 miles from the nearest paddock, pasture or barn having an equine species or may be kept within 1/4 miles if the reactor is immediately placed and kept at all times in a screened-in enclosure acceptible to the commissioner.

SUMMARY

This bill revises and updates the provisions for controlling and monitoring diseases affecting livestock and poultry. Additionally, it updates provisions governing livestock and poultry dealers, domesticated deer and animal auctions.