2-914.   Reports of disease diagnosis and specimens; quarantine;disposition of infected flocks.(a) Each person performing poultry disease diagnostic servicesshall report within 48 hours to the commissioner or the commissioner's authorizedagent the source of each poultry specimen from which salmonella pullorumor salmonella gallinarum is isolated. Upon receiving such report, thecommissioner or the commissioner's authorized agentshall investigate to determine the origin of the infection.

      (b)   Each flock of poultry which is found to be infected shall be quarantinedby the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent until (1) itis marketed or destroyed under the supervision of the commissioner or thecommissioner's authorized agent, or (2) it subsequently receives an officialblood test conducted in accordance with the procedure for reacting flocksunder subsection (a)(5) of 9 C.F.R. 145.14,as revised as of January 1, 1983, and all members of the flock of poultryfail to demonstrate pullorum or fowl typhoid infection.

      (c)   All costs for testing and handling a quarantined flock of poultryshall be paid by the owner thereof.

      History:   L. 1984, ch. 195, § 7; Jan. 1, 1985.