2016 Arkansas Code
Title 2 - Agriculture
Subtitle 3 - Livestock
Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases
Subchapter 10 - -- Cattle Quarantine Lines
§ 2-40-1005. Enforcement of district quarantine
(a) (1) It shall be the duty of any peace officer of this state who apprehends any person violating this subchapter to have the party arrested and brought before the proper authorities for a speedy trial.
(2) In the prosecution of offenders under this subchapter by a peace officer, they shall not be required to give bond for costs.
(b) Any officer finding any cattle which have been driven across the line in violation of this subchapter shall, upon such finding, seize and impound the cattle and hold them as security against all fines and costs of prosecution of the owner of the cattle for the violating of this subchapter.
(c) (1) It shall be the duty of any officer, upon finding the cattle, as soon as costs of prosecution, fine, etc., are settled, to drive the cattle back across the quarantine line as near the route over which they came as possible.
(2) (A) The officer shall be allowed the sum of five dollars ($5.00) per day for such labor.
(B) The sum shall be paid by the parties violating this subchapter.
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