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AR Code § 2-38-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 38 - Livestock Running at Large or Straying|Subchapter 4 - Animals on Public Highways|§ 2-38-404. Delivery to enclosure

 (a) Any member of the Department of Arkansas State Police or any sheriff or deputy sheriff of any county who discovers or is advised of an animal running at large along or on any public highway shall arrange for the animal to be taken up and delivered to the enclosure provided by the county court in the county where the animal is at large.  (b) The cost of taking up and delivering the animal shall be borne by the county in which the animal is found running at large.
AR Code § 2-38-405 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 38 - Livestock Running at Large or Straying|Subchapter 4 - Animals on Public Highways|§ 2-38-405. Notice of impounding

 When an animal found running at large along or on any public highway is delivered to the enclosure provided by the county court, the sheriff shall give notice of the impounding of the animal by causing a description of the animal to be inserted in some newspaper of general circulation in the county at least once a week for three (3) weeks. In addition to a description of the animal, the published notice shall also state the place where the animal was found running at large and the date and time of its being taken up.
AR Code § 2-38-406 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 38 - Livestock Running at Large or Straying|Subchapter 4 - Animals on Public Highways|§ 2-38-406. Reclaiming by owner

 (a) The owner of any animal impounded under the provisions of this subchapter shall be permitted at any time within thirty (30) days from the date of first publication of notice of the impounding of the animal to reclaim the animal upon the payment of all costs incurred by the county in connection with the taking up and delivery of the animal to the enclosure, the feeding and care of the animal while impounded, and the cost of publication of notice.  (b)  (1) The animal shall be delivered to the owner if reclaimed in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter at the enclosure provided by the county court.  (2) All costs in connection with the removal of the animal from the enclosure shall be borne by the owner.    (c) The owner shall establish his or her claim to the animal before the sheriff by evidence as shall be satisfactory to the sheriff.
AR Code § 2-38-407 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 38 - Livestock Running at Large or Straying|Subchapter 4 - Animals on Public Highways|§ 2-38-407. Sale of unclaimed animals

 If, at the expiration of thirty (30) days after notice was first posted, an animal found running at large along or on any public highway has not been claimed by its true owner, then it shall be the duty of the sheriff to sell the animal at public sale to the highest bidder after posting notice of sale in the courthouse for five (5) days.
AR Code § 2-38-408 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 38 - Livestock Running at Large or Straying|Subchapter 4 - Animals on Public Highways|§ 2-38-408. Disposition of funds

 (a)  (1) The county shall be entitled to one dollar ($1.00) per day for each animal found running at large along or on any public highway and impounded.  (2) The sum shall be paid by the claimant-owner, as provided in § 2-38-406, or from the proceeds of the sale of the animal.    (b)  (1) If there is a balance remaining after the expenses are deducted from the proceeds of the sale, the balance shall be deposited into a special fund in the name of the sheriff.  (2) If the proceeds are not sufficient to pay the expenses incurred as provided in this section, the balance may be withdrawn from the fund provided for in subdivision (b)(1) of this section.  (3) At the end of each calendar year, any balance in this fund shall be deposited with the county treasurer to the credit of the county road fund.
AR Code § 2-38-501 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 38 - Livestock Running at Large or Straying|Subchapter 5 - Feral Hogs|§ 2-38-501. Definition

 As used in this subchapter:   (1)  (A) “Feral hog” means an animal or hybrid animal of either the family Suidae, including without limitation a wild hog, Russian or European wild boar, and Old World swine, or the family Tayassuidae, including without limitation peccary, javelina, and New World swine, that is or has been roaming freely upon public land or private land.  (B) “Feral hog” does not include:  (i) A stray domestic hog that has escaped from domestic confinement for less than:  (a) Five (5) calendar days; or  (b) Fifteen (15) calendar days if the owner of the stray domestic hog provides notice of the escape to all adjacent landowners within the first five (5) calendar days of the escape;    (ii) A hog held by a zoo accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums or by the designated caretakers of the University of Arkansas mascot; or  (iii) A hog held while being transported to a livestock market or for slaughter and having a premises identification tag or other official eartag; and      (2) A “feral hog” is deemed to be a public nuisance.
AR Code § 2-38-502 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 38 - Livestock Running at Large or Straying|Subchapter 5 - Feral Hogs|§ 2-38-502. Capturing and killing feral hogs

 (a) A person may capture or kill a feral hog only as follows:  (1) On private land if the person is the landowner or lessee or has the permission of the landowner or lessee;  (2) On public land if:  (A) Allowed by the landowning entity; and  (B) The person possesses a valid Arkansas hunting license and complies with Arkansas hunting rules; or    (3) After providing verification that he or she has a valid permit issued by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission in accordance with 16 U.S.C. § 742j-1, as it existed on January 1, 2019, upon determining that the permit applicant has a bona fide need to kill feral hogs for protection of land, water, wildlife, livestock, domesticated animals, human life, or crops, and not for a recreational hunting purpose.    (b) A person whose hunting license is revoked shall not take or kill a feral hog during the period of the revocation.  (c)  (1) A feral hog captured by any means under subsection (a) of this section shall be immediately killed.  (2) If a feral hog is captured on private property and not moved from the private property, the landowner or lessee is not required to kill the feral hog immediately.    (d)  (1) A feral hog may be released into the wild only when the commission authorizes an employee of a state or federal agency to capture or release a feral hog, or both, for tracking or research purposes and with permission of the owner or lessee of the property.  (2) Feral hogs that are captured for the purpose of tracking or research shall be killed upon completion of the tracking or research project.    (e) A certified law enforcement officer or a public employee engaged in the performance of his or her official duties is exempt from the requirements under subdivisions (a)(2) and (3) of this section.
AR Code § 2-38-503 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 38 - Livestock Running at Large or Straying|Subchapter 5 - Feral Hogs|§ 2-38-503. Animal health requirements

 A feral hog shall be subject to animal health requirements established by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission.
AR Code § 2-40-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-40-103. Duties and enforcement

 (a) It is the duty of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission to:  (1) Inquire into and investigate all outbreaks of contagious or infectious disease of animals;  (2) Establish and promulgate rules in regard to isolation or quarantine of infected animals, disinfection of animals and premises, destruction of incurably diseased animals, and disposal of carcasses as it may deem necessary to prevent the spread of disease;  (3) Promulgate rules for the protection of areas from which animal diseases may be eradicated; and  (4) Draft rules for compensation for owners of exposed or diseased animals and contaminated equipment or other material unsuitable for proper disinfection or destroyed, or for others for any other necessary expenses or for any other purpose, indemnity being subject to available funds.    (b) Any federal veterinary inspector working in Arkansas cooperating with the commission shall have the power of enforcing the rules of the commission.
AR Code § 2-40-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-40-106. Examinations and findings

 (a)  (1) Any veterinary inspector or other employee duly authorized by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission shall have the privilege of entering upon any property or premises in this state for the purpose of examining or testing animals which he or she has reason to believe are affected with a contagious or infectious disease so as to constitute a menace to the livestock and poultry of the community.  (2) He or she may call on one (1) or more peace officers. It shall be their duty to give him or her all assistance in their power.    (b)  (1) When ordered by the State Veterinarian, owners or persons in charge of animals shall assemble them at a designated time and place for the purpose of examining, testing, treating, necropsy, disinfecting, or for any other purpose.  (2)  (A) If after examination of suspected animals the veterinary inspector shall find them to be affected with any reportable disease, he or she shall furnish the owner or person in charge of the animals with a report of his or her findings and with a copy of the existing law and rules of the commission in regard to the disease.  (B) Any person who, after notification, shall fail to comply with the rules shall be guilty of an administrative penalty. He or she shall also be liable for damages to others due to infection from his or her stock.
AR Code § 2-40-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-40-109. Destruction of diseased poultry flocks

 (a) When the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission determines that any flock of chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, or other poultry is infected with a reportable disease, the flock may be depopulated or condemned and properly disposed of to prevent the spread of the disease.  (b) The commission is authorized to adopt rules to prescribe the procedures for condemning a diseased poultry flock as authorized in this section.
AR Code § 2-40-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-40-110. Canine brucellosis

 (a)  (1) If a dog tests positive for canine brucellosis, the owner shall:  (A) Report the test results to the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission;  (B) Immediately have the dog neutered, spayed, or euthanized; and  (C) Immediately test all other sexually intact dogs on the premises for canine brucellosis.    (2) If the owner is unknown, then the person having custody of the dog shall comply with this section.  (3) The sale or adoption of sexually intact dogs from a positive premises is prohibited.    (b) A person who violates this section is subject to an administrative penalty.
AR Code § 2-40-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission Programs|§ 2-40-205. Blood test training program

 (a) No person shall perform any program or certifying blood tests on livestock or poultry unless the person has first completed a blood test training program designed and conducted by the State Veterinarian and has obtained a tester's permit from the State Veterinarian.  (b) These technicians shall be used at the market, where economically feasible, except when in violation of state law or rule or federal law, rule, or regulation.
AR Code § 2-40-207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission Programs|§ 2-40-207. Costs of on-the-farm calfhood vaccinations

 The costs of on-the-farm calfhood vaccination performed by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission shall be paid from state or federal funds. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit a livestock owner from contracting with and compensating a veterinarian for vaccinating his or her livestock. Veterinarians shall not charge both the livestock owner and the state or federal government for the same calfhood vaccination.
AR Code § 2-40-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission Programs|§ 2-40-208. Inspection of livestock markets

 (a)  (1) The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission shall prescribe minimum sanitary and health standards for livestock markets in the state to promote and protect the health of livestock handled at these markets and the health of personnel working in the markets.  (2) The commission or its agents shall periodically inspect the markets for compliance with the sanitary and health standards.    (b)  (1) If the commission or its agents find that any market is not in compliance with such standards, it shall notify the operator of the market, in writing, of areas in which the market is out of compliance.  (2) The market operator shall, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the notice, certify to the commission the steps it has taken to comply with the standards.    (c)  (1)  (A) If the operator fails to respond or if the commission or its agents determine that the market has not complied with the health and sanitation standards, the market shall be inspected by a committee consisting of:  (i) One (1) livestock market representative;  (ii) Two (2) livestock producers; and  (iii) The State Veterinarian.    (B) Members of the committee shall be appointed by the chair of the commission, and these members shall be from outside the livestock market's trade area.    (2) If the committee finds that the market does not meet the prescribed sanitary standards, the commission shall order the market closed immediately until the market is found to be in compliance with the health and sanitation standards.  (3) Members of the commission may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.
AR Code § 2-40-209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission Programs|§ 2-40-209. Quarantine — Violations

 (a) The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission is authorized to adopt appropriate rules regarding the isolation or quarantine of infected, exposed, or suspected infected livestock or poultry.  (b) Any person or entity who violates the quarantine rules lawfully promulgated by the commission shall be subject to an administrative penalty.
AR Code § 2-40-210 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission Programs|§ 2-40-210. Control and eradication of brucellosis

 (a)  (1) Any bovine herd infected with or directly exposed to brucellosis shall be depopulated at the discretion of and subject to the rules of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission.  (2) The herd or herds shall be identified and destroyed within thirty (30) days of written order to the owner or owners.  (3)  (A) The owners will be notified by delivery of the order or by certified mail.  (B) One (1) extension of thirty (30) days, if presented in writing to the commission, will be considered in extenuating circumstances.      (b) The commission shall adopt appropriate rules concerning depopulation, negotiation, and hearing procedures.  (c)  (1) The State Veterinarian or his or her designated representative will negotiate with the owner through the use of available federal and state funds to depopulate brucellosis-infected or exposed bovine herds.  (2) If the State Veterinarian and the herd owner are unable to arrive at an agreement to depopulate infected or exposed bovine herds, the commission, on advice of the State Veterinarian and in public meeting, is authorized to issue a written order to depopulate a herd and to provide indemnification to the herd owner at the current established per-head rate, with such indemnification to be paid from federal and state funds available therefor.  (3)  (A) Should the herd owner desire, the commission will hear testimony by the owner and any witnesses he or she desires to present arguments as to why the herd or herds should not be depopulated.  (B) Following the hearing, the commission shall determine whether to affirm or repeal its order to depopulate.      (d) Any person or entity who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to an administrative penalty.
AR Code § 2-40-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 4 - Disposal of Fowl Carcasses|§ 2-40-401. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   (1) “Approved incineration” means a method of incineration approved by the commission;  (2) “Commission” means the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission created by § 2-33-101;  (3) “Fowl” shall include all domesticated avian species;  (4) “Fowl carcasses” means carcasses of fowl which died as the result of sickness, suffocation, accident, or from any cause other than intentional slaughter; and  (5) “Responsible person” means the person who has the direct responsibility for the day-to-day care of the fowl involved.
AR Code § 2-40-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 4 - Disposal of Fowl Carcasses|§ 2-40-402. Penalty

 A person who violates this subchapter shall be subject to an administrative penalty.
AR Code § 2-40-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 4 - Disposal of Fowl Carcasses|§ 2-40-403. Requirements

 The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission shall, by rule, specify acceptable methods for the disposal of fowl carcasses, including, but not limited to:   (1) Composting of carcasses;  (2) Cremation or incineration;  (3) Extrusion;  (4) On-farm freezing;  (5) Rendering; and  (6) Cooking for swine feed.
AR Code § 2-40-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 4 - Disposal of Fowl Carcasses|§ 2-40-404. Specifications

 The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission shall, by rule, specify acceptable methods of the disposal of fowl carcasses in the event of a major die-off.
AR Code § 2-40-406 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 4 - Disposal of Fowl Carcasses|§ 2-40-406. Division of Environmental Quality — Jurisdiction unimpaired

 This subchapter shall not be interpreted as denying or preempting the regulatory or enforcement jurisdiction of the Division of Environmental Quality.
AR Code § 2-40-508 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 5 - Brucellosis Vaccination|§ 2-40-508. Legislative intent

 It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission will continue to vaccinate heifers on the farm and at the sale barns for brucellosis and will carry out all the practices of the commission which have brought the state to its current near brucellosis-free status.
AR Code § 2-40-802 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-802. Penalties and fines

 Any person, firm, or corporation who violates any provision of this subchapter shall be subject to an administrative penalty.
AR Code § 2-40-804 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-804. Testing requirements for domiciled equidae

 (a)  (1) All equidae domiciled within the State of Arkansas shall be subjected to an official equine infectious anemia test every twelve (12) months.  (2) An equidae is domiciled within the state when the equidae has been pastured, stabled, housed, or kept in any fashion in the state more than thirty (30) consecutive or unconsecutive days.  (3) Written proof of a negative current official equine infectious anemia test shall be made available in the form of negative results from an approved laboratory upon request made by an authorized representative of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission or the owner, lessee, or caretaker of a neighboring herd.    (b)  (1) Owners of horses domiciled within the state shall be responsible for maintaining a negative current official equine infectious anemia test on all horses that they own.  (2) After January 1, 1998, failure to furnish proof of negative current official equine infectious anemia test to an authorized agent of the commission may result in quarantine and penalties prescribed by § 2-40-826 and § 2-40-827 [repealed].  (3) An owner of a neighboring herd, whether of single or multiple ownership, shall have the right to know if any equine within four hundred forty yards (440 yds.) are untested, exposed, or reactor animals.    (c)  (1) When any equidae is examined or treated by an accredited veterinarian, the owner or caretaker must present to the veterinarian written proof of a negative current official equine infectious anemia test.  (2) If no official equine infectious anemia test results are available, the accredited veterinarian may draw an official sample for equine infectious anemia as part of the examination or treatment, at the owner's expense.
AR Code § 2-40-805 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-805. Equidae identification requirements

 All equidae domiciled within Arkansas and over the age of six (6) months or weaned from a mare shall be positively identified on the official equine infectious anemia test form by an accredited veterinarian or an agent of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission by means of distinctive markings, color patterns, previous brand, previous tattoo, previously implanted electronic transponder number, permanent scars, other blemishes, cowlicks, whorls, lip tattoo, hot brand or freeze brand before an equine infectious anemia test.
AR Code § 2-40-806 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-806. Authority to require test

 Any equidae which have been within four hundred forty yards (440 yds.) of a reactor shall be subject to testing by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission, the State Veterinarian, or their agents if the exposure to the reactor occurred no more than thirty (30) days before the testing of the reactor.