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§ 1158. Quarantine district
(a) The secretary may establish a quarantine district whenever it is determined that a contagious disease is widely spread throughout an area of the state and that a quarantine district is necessary to contain or prevent the further spread of the disease.
(b) In establishing a quarantine district, the secretary may, by order:
(1) regulate, restrict or restrain movements of animals or vehicles and equipment associated with animals into, out of, or within the district;
(2) detain all animals within the district which might be infected with or have been exposed to the disease for examination at any place specified by the quarantine order; and
(3) take other necessary steps to prevent the spread of and eliminate the disease within the quarantine district.
(c) The secretary shall notify the public of the existence, location and terms of a quarantine district, in a manner deemed appropriate under the circumstances. To the extent that such notice is possible, the secretary shall also notify by certified mail or in person, the owner or person in possession of any animal or animals which must be detained or otherwise regulated within the district.
(d) It shall be unlawful to violate the terms of a quarantine district order issued pursuant to this section. Any person who knowingly violates a quarantine district order shall be subject to a fine of not more than $5,000.00, imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. Any person who knowingly violates a quarantine district order and causes the spread of a contagious disease beyond the quarantine district shall be subject to a fine of not more than $15,000.00, imprisonment of not more than two years, or both. (Added 1987, No. 276 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
