Article 1. General Provisions.

§ 2-15-1. Department authorized to enter into contracts to perform inspection or testing services, etc., for persons, firms, etc., engaged in business of marketing livestock; charge and collection of fees for services rendered and disposition thereof.

§ 2-15-2. Payment of indemnification to owners of cattle slaughtered under program for eradication of tuberculosis, paratuberculosis or Bang's disease.

§ 2-15-3. Butchers to maintain records as to cows, etc., butchered; inspection of records.

§ 2-15-4. No implied warranty that livestock disease free.

§ 2-15-5. Care and handling of livestock and animal husbandry practices on private property.

Article 2. Branding of Livestock.

§ 2-15-20. Definitions.

§ 2-15-21. Registration of brands by livestock owners; fees; certificate of registration.

§ 2-15-22. Admissibility of certificate of registration in civil actions or criminal proceedings as to title or right of possession.

§ 2-15-23. Renewal of brands; effect of failure to renew brand.

§ 2-15-24. Furnishing, etc., of forms for registration, reregistration and transfer of brands by department.

§ 2-15-25. Maintenance, publication, etc., of register of brands by department; department to determine ownership, etc., of lost, estrayed or stolen livestock and furnish said information to interested persons.

§ 2-15-26. Disposition of fees collected for registration, transfer, etc., of brands, etc.

§ 2-15-27. Records required to be maintained by operators of livestock markets, livestock hide dealers, etc.

§ 2-15-28. Promulgation of rules and regulations by commissioner for implementation of article, etc., generally; designation by commissioner of positions on which animals may be branded.

§ 2-15-29. Prohibited acts.

§ 2-15-30. Violations of provisions of article or rules and regulations promulgated thereunder deemed misdemeanors; disposition of fines collected for violations of article; revocation, etc., of permits or licenses of livestock markets or livestock dealers by commissioner upon violations of provisions of article.

Article 3. Regulation of Dealers in Livestock for Purposes of Resale, Market or Slaughter.

§ 2-15-40. "Dealer" defined.

§ 2-15-41. Dealer's permit required; permit fee and plates for vehicles used in hauling or transporting livestock; relation to Article 6 of chapter.

§ 2-15-42. Forfeiture of dealer's permit.

§ 2-15-43. Dealers to obtain, etc., bills of sale upon purchase of livestock as defined in Section 2-15-20; dealers transporting livestock for hire upon public roads or highways to issue waybills or bills of lading; transporting of livestock without bill of sale, etc.; dealer, etc., to exhibit bill of sale, etc., upon demand by sheriff, etc.

§ 2-15-45. Promulgation of rules and regulations as to conduct, management and operation of business of dealers.

§ 2-15-46. Violation of provisions of article deemed misdemeanor.

§ 2-15-47. Applicability of provisions of article.

§ 2-15-48. Permits required by article cumulative; article not to prohibit adoption by municipalities of sanitary rules or regulations for conduct of dealer's business.

Article 4. Regulation of Livestock Markets Generally.

Division 1. General Provisions.

§ 2-15-60. Definitions.

§ 2-15-61. Permits required for operation of livestock markets; applications for permits; issuance; revocation; appeals from denial or revocation of permits.

§ 2-15-62. Livestock market permit fees; use and disclosure of information pertaining to amount or volume of business.

§ 2-15-63. Bonds of livestock market operators.

§ 2-15-64. Equipment and facilities required for markets; promulgation of rules and regulations by commissioner as to operation of markets generally.

§ 2-15-65. Issuance and disposition of bills of sale by markets; information to be shown on bills of sale.

§ 2-15-66. Livestock market operators selling livestock at auction not to permit purchase of livestock, etc., by owners, officers, employees, etc., of market.

§ 2-15-67. Commissioner to require markets to carry insurance on livestock accepted for sale.

§ 2-15-68. Rules and regulations for implementation of division.

§ 2-15-69. Right of entry and inspection by commissioner, State Veterinarian, etc.; interference with performance of duties by commissioner, State Veterinarian, etc.

§ 2-15-70. Operation of livestock market without permit, etc.; disposition of fines; injunctive proceedings to restrain operation of livestock market in violation of provisions of division.

§ 2-15-71. Purchase, etc., of livestock on public road, etc., within 2,500 feet of public livestock market.

Division 1A. Reporting Compliance With Livestock Dealers' Financial Responsibility Act.

§ 2-15-80. Purpose of division.

§ 2-15-81. Definitions.

§ 2-15-82. Livestock market reporting requirements; provision of list of licensed dealers by Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries.

§ 2-15-83. Inspection of records by commissioner, inspectors, etc.

§ 2-15-84. Promulgation of rules and regulations by commissioner.

§ 2-15-85. Penalty for violation of division; procedure to deny or revoke permit and restrain or enjoin operation of livestock market.

§ 2-15-86. Construction of division.

Division 2. Weighing Livestock at Markets.

§ 2-15-90. "Livestock market" defined.

§ 2-15-91. Permit required for operation of scales at livestock market; livestock not to be sold by weight at livestock market unless weighed by permittee.

§ 2-15-92. Permit to be obtained from commissioner; duration; permit fee.

§ 2-15-93. Bond of permittee.

§ 2-15-94. Livestock markets to provide services of permittee or public weighmaster; sale by weight of livestock at markets failing to provide such services.

§ 2-15-95. Public weighmasters exempt from provisions of division; livestock markets employing public weighmasters not required to employ permittees.

§ 2-15-96. Operation of scales at livestock market without permit, giving of false weights, etc.; forfeiture of permit by person giving false weight of livestock for sales purposes.

Article 5. Handling of Livestock in Markets and in Transit.

§ 2-15-110. Inhumane handling or handling in violation of article prohibited.

§ 2-15-111. Conveyances used to transport livestock to proceed to destination without delay; notice to owner of livestock of breakdown.

§ 2-15-112. Construction of conveyances used for transporting of livestock.

§ 2-15-113. Use of sticks, whips, chains, etc., in livestock markets; promulgation of rules and regulations by commissioner as to treatment of livestock in markets; inspections of markets for enforcement of section.

§ 2-15-114. Penalties for violations of provisions of article, rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, etc.; liability of managers, etc., of transportation agencies or livestock markets permitting violations of article by employees, agents, etc.

Article 5A. Public Livestock Marketing Business Act.

§ 2-15-115. Short title.

§ 2-15-116. Purpose.

§ 2-15-117. Charter required for conduct of public livestock business.

§ 2-15-118. Definitions.

§ 2-15-119. Creation of public livestock board; membership and duties of board; chairman; ex officio members.

§ 2-15-120. Terms of members; power to make bylaws, rules, and regulations; per diem allowance and travel expenses.

§ 2-15-121. Application for charter; information required; fee.

§ 2-15-122. Application for charter; review by commissioner; notice of hearing; persons entitled to notice; factors affecting decision of board; grounds for denial of charter.

§ 2-15-123. Public livestock markets pre-existing this article; non-transferability of charter.

§ 2-15-124. Disposition of fees.

§ 2-15-125. Lapse of charter upon transfer of business or failure to pay licensing fees; "transfer" defined.

§ 2-15-126. Amendments to charter; application and notice; when application required.

§ 2-15-127. Appeal of refusal to grant charter; court, venue, bond, and costs; stay upon appeal of suspension or revocation of charter; failure to perfect appeal.

Article 6. Livestock Dealers' Financial Responsibility Act.

§ 2-15-130. Short title.

§ 2-15-131. Definitions.

§ 2-15-132. Dealer license required; denial or revocation of license; appeal.

§ 2-15-133. Bonds of dealers generally; bond equivalents; furnishing of financial statements and reports, maintenance of books and records, etc., by dealers; requirement as to payment for livestock purchased.

§ 2-15-134. Acceptance of bonds given under federal Packers and Stockyards Act.

§ 2-15-135. Promulgation of rules and regulations for implementation of article.

§ 2-15-136. Penalty for violations of provisions of article; injunctive proceedings to restrain operation by dealer in violation of provisions of article.

§ 2-15-137. Applicability of article.

§ 2-15-138. Provisions of article cumulative and supplemental to Article 3 of chapter.

Article 7. Control of Contagious and Infectious Diseases Generally.

§ 2-15-150. Definitions.

§ 2-15-151. When suppression or eradication of infectious, contagious or communicable disease to be commenced within county, etc.; appropriation of funds for same by county commission.

§ 2-15-152. When commissioner to invite cooperation of federal government in arrest or eradication of disease within state.

§ 2-15-153. Quarantining of lots, towns, cities, etc., where livestock infected with contagious, infectious or communicable diseases, etc.; issuance and service upon owners, etc., of livestock and agents, etc., of railroads, trucks, etc., of notice of establishment of quarantine.

§ 2-15-154. Transportation of livestock within or from quarantined districts.

§ 2-15-155. Livestock brought into state to be accompanied by certificate of health; preparation and contents thereof; mailing of certificate to State Veterinarian upon arrival of livestock in state; furnishing of blank health certificates by State Veterinarian.

§ 2-15-156. Cleaning, disinfecting, etc., of quarantined livestock or places by owners, etc., upon receipt of notice from State Veterinarian, etc.

§ 2-15-157. Cleaning and disinfecting of vehicles used in transporting animals.

§ 2-15-158. Right of entry of State Veterinarian, livestock inspectors, etc.; interference with execution of duties, etc., by State Veterinarian, livestock inspectors, etc.

§ 2-15-159. Permitting livestock to run at large in quarantined district.

§ 2-15-160. Commissioner authorized to destroy animals or materials affected by or exposed to disease and indemnify owners thereof.

§ 2-15-161. Diseased animals to be appraised prior to slaughter.

§ 2-15-162. Reappraisal of animals.

§ 2-15-163. Appraisal of exposed animals whose flesh can be saved for food; payment of salvage value, etc., to owner thereof.

§ 2-15-164. Basis for appraisal of animals.

§ 2-15-165. Appraisal of materials to be destroyed.

§ 2-15-166. Reporting of appraisals - Animals.

§ 2-15-167. Reporting of appraisals - Materials.

§ 2-15-168. Destruction of condemned animals and materials and disposition thereof.

§ 2-15-169. Sales of exposed animals.

§ 2-15-170. Promulgation of rules and regulations for control and eradication of infectious, contagious, or communicable livestock diseases by commissioner.

§ 2-15-171. Promulgation of rules and regulations as to transportation, disposition, etc., of quarantined livestock by State Board of Agriculture and Industries; admissibility in evidence thereof; furnishing of copies to probate judges, etc.

§ 2-15-172. Promulgation of rules and regulations as to manufacture, sale, etc., of veterinary or biological products and serums and disposal of dead carcasses, etc.

§ 2-15-173. Payment of expenses of suppression or eradication of livestock diseases and administration of article.

§ 2-15-174. Penalty for violations of article or rules or regulations of department, commissioner, etc.

Article 8. Control of Brucellosis or Bang's Disease.

§ 2-15-190. Purpose of article.

§ 2-15-191. Adoption and establishment of calfhood vaccination program by state board.

§ 2-15-192. Establishment of disease control program by state board.

§ 2-15-193. Supervision, etc., of disease control program; right of entry and inspection, etc., of State Veterinarian, etc.; interference with performance of duties by State Veterinarian, etc.

§ 2-15-194. Cooperation with federal agencies.

§ 2-15-195. Expenditure of general appropriations for conduct of disease control program and indemnification of owners of cattle condemned, slaughtered or destroyed.

§ 2-15-196. Penalty for violations of rules and regulations promulgated by state board.

§ 2-15-197. Article cumulative.

Article 9. Control of Swine Diseases.

Division 1. General Provisions.

§ 2-15-210. Establishment, conduct and maintenance of swine disease diagnostic laboratory by department; expenditure of funds appropriated therefor.

§ 2-15-211. Feeding of garbage to swine.

Division 2. Hog Cholera.

Division 1. General Provisions.

§ 2-15-230. Definitions.

§ 2-15-231. Possession, sale, etc., of hog cholera virus.

§ 2-15-232. Sale of swine infected with or exposed to hog cholera.

§ 2-15-233. Quarantining of lots, stalls, etc., where swine infected with hog cholera; disposition of bodies of hogs dying from hog cholera; moving of hogs from quarantined premises, etc.

§ 2-15-234. Appropriation and expenditure of funds by counties for hog cholera eradication programs; employment of inspectors, etc.

§ 2-15-235. Commissioner charged with execution and enforcement of subdivision; promulgation of rules and regulations by commissioner.

§ 2-15-236. Penalties for violations of provisions of subdivision.

Division 2. Acquisition and Distribution of Anti-Hog Cholera Serum, etc.

§ 2-15-250. Department to acquire anti-hog cholera serum and other approved immunizing agents.

§ 2-15-251. Distribution of anti-hog cholera serum and other immunizing agents by department generally; payment of cost of inoculating swine.

§ 2-15-252. Hog cholera virus not to be purchased or distributed by department.

§ 2-15-253. Distribution of anti-hog cholera serum and other immunizing agents by department to owners of commercial garbage-fed swine, etc.

§ 2-15-254. Making of false representation for purpose of securing anti-hog cholera serum or other immunizing agents.

§ 2-15-255. Serum Fund.

§ 2-15-256. Promulgation of rules and regulations for implementation of subdivision by commissioner; adoption of swine disease control program and promulgation of rules or regulations therefor by state board; expenditure of funds designated therefor.

§ 2-15-257. Appropriation.

Division 3. Regulation of Hog Cholera Serums, Vaccines, etc.

§ 2-15-270. Adoption of rules and regulations for control of manufacture, sale, etc., of hog cholera vaccines, serums, etc., by state board authorized.

§ 2-15-271. Effective date of rules and regulations; notice to veterinarians, county agricultural extension chairmen, manufacturers, etc., of rules.

§ 2-15-272. Rules and regulations to have force and effect of law; violations of rules or regulations deemed misdemeanors.

§ 2-15-273. Administration and enforcement of rules and regulations.

§ 2-15-274. Subdivision cumulative; repeal of conflicting laws.

Article 10. Tick Eradication.

§ 2-15-290. When tick eradication to be commenced within county; expenditures by county upon commencement of tick eradication by state board; county commissions to make appropriations for tick eradication.

§ 2-15-291. State aid to counties for payment of expenses of tick eradication.

§ 2-15-292. Counties to provide and maintain required number of dipping vats and chemicals, etc., required therefor.

§ 2-15-293. State Veterinarian to determine and notify county commission as to number of dipping vats, inspectors, chemicals, etc., required; admissibility in evidence, etc., of copy of notice.

§ 2-15-294. Appointment, commissioning and supervision of inspectors; inspectors to be paid by counties.

§ 2-15-295. Dipping of cattle in tick infested or quarantined ranges, farms, etc.

§ 2-15-296. Dipping of horses, mules, or asses kept in tick infested lots, ranges, etc.

§ 2-15-297. Stray cattle, equine, or equidae found on quarantined or tick infested ranges, pastures, etc.; condemnation and sale; redemption.

§ 2-15-298. Ticky cattle, equine, or equidae prohibited from entering state.

§ 2-15-299. Inspectors provided in counties released from quarantine; disinfection of reinfested county.

Article 11. Protection of Breeders Against Bogus or Fraudulent Pedigrees.

§ 2-15-310. Purpose of article.

§ 2-15-311. Filing of statement with commissioner by owner of sire charging service fee.

§ 2-15-312. Issuance of certificate to owner of sire upon receipt of statement by commissioner; disposition of copies of certificate generally; posting of copy of certificate by owner of sire.

§ 2-15-313. Fee for certificate.

§ 2-15-314. Lien of owner of sire obtaining certificate under provisions of article.

§ 2-15-315. Enforcement of lien.

§ 2-15-316. Annual report of commissioner as to certificates issued, etc.

§ 2-15-317. Obtaining certificate by false pretense; giving false pedigree.