36-14.1 Hog Cholera
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<![CDATA[CHAPTER 36-14.1HOG CHOLERA36-14.1-01. Definitions. As used in this chapter:1."Board" means the state board of animal health.2."Commissioner" means the agriculture commissioner.3."Destroy" means to condemn because of hog cholera under state authority and<br>slaughter or otherwise kill as a result of or pursuant to such condemnation.4."Hog cholera" means the contagious, infectious, and communicable disease of<br>swine commonly known as hog cholera.36-14.1-02.General authority.The board or the state veterinarian may destroy orrequire the destruction of any swine that the board or the state veterinarian knows to be, or<br>suspects is, infected with, affected with, or exposed to hog cholera, whenever destruction is<br>necessary to prevent or reduce the danger of the spread of hog cholera.36-14.1-03. Appraisal and indemnification. The board or the state veterinarian shallappraise any swine destroyed or ordered destroyed pursuant to this chapter and shall indemnify<br>the owner of such swine in an amount to be set by the board for either registered animals or<br>grade animals.36-14.1-04. Institution of indemnification. It is hereby recognized and declared thatindemnification for the destruction of swine infected with, exposed to, or suspected of being<br>affected or exposed to hog cholera, is an expression of the public policy of this state to be<br>employed only in the final phase of the official state-federal eradication program in the state, or<br>as a means of preventing or minimizing its recurrence, as such may be determined by the board.<br>Neither the board nor the state veterinarian may institute an initial program of indemnification<br>until the state has been approved as meeting the requirements specified by the appropriate<br>cooperating federal agency.36-14.1-05. Cooperation with the United States. The board may cooperate with theUnited States, or any department, agency, or officer thereof, in the control and eradication of hog<br>cholera, including the sharing in the payment of indemnities for swine destroyed, but the state<br>may only share in such payment of indemnities in the amounts or rates set by the board.36-14.1-06. Rules and regulations. The board may make, promulgate, amend, repeal,and enforce rules and regulations for implementing this chapter.36-14.1-07. Review. Any act or omission of the board or commissioner pursuant to orwithin the purview of this chapter is reviewable by the courts of this state as provided in chapter<br>28-32.Page No. 1Document Outlinechapter 36-14.1 hog cholera]]>