2-914. Reports of disease diagnosis and specimens; quarantine; disposition of infected flocks.
2-914
2-914. Reports of disease diagnosis and specimens; quarantine;
disposition of infected flocks.
(a) Each person performing poultry disease diagnostic services
shall report within 48 hours to the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized
agent the source of each poultry specimen from which salmonella pullorum
or salmonella gallinarum is isolated. Upon receiving such report, the
commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent
shall investigate to determine the origin of the infection.
(b) Each flock of poultry which is found to be infected shall be quarantined
by the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent until (1) it
is marketed or destroyed under the supervision of the commissioner or the
commissioner's authorized agent, or (2) it subsequently receives an official
blood test conducted in accordance with the procedure for reacting flocks
under subsection (a)(5) of 9 C.F.R. 145.14,
as revised as of January 1, 1983, and all members of the flock of poultry
fail to demonstrate pullorum or fowl typhoid infection.
(c) All costs for testing and handling a quarantined flock of poultry
shall be paid by the owner thereof.
History: L. 1984, ch. 195, § 7; Jan. 1, 1985.