2005 Minnesota Statutes - 35.05 — Authority of state board.

     35.05 Authority of state board. 


    (a) The state board may quarantine or kill any domestic 
 animal infected with, or which has been exposed to, a contagious 
 or infectious dangerous disease if it is necessary to protect 
 the health of the domestic animals of the state.  


    (b) The board may regulate or prohibit the arrival in and 
 departure from the state of infected or exposed animals and, in 
 case of violation of any rule or prohibition, may detain any 
 animal at its owner's expense.  The board may regulate or 
 prohibit the importation of domestic animals which, in its 
 opinion, may injure the health of Minnesota livestock.  


    (c) When the governor declares an emergency under section 
 35.0661, the board, through its executive director, may assume 
 control of such resources within the University of Minnesota's 
 Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory as necessary to effectively 
 address the disease outbreak.  The director of the laboratory 
 and other laboratory personnel must cooperate fully in 
 performing necessary functions related to the outbreak or 
 threatened outbreak. 


    (d) Rules adopted by the board under authority of this 
 chapter must be published in the State Register. 


    HIST: (5398) RL s 2158; 1980 c 467 s 5; 1985 c 100 s 2; 1985 c 
 265 art 1 s 1; 1999 c 231 s 71; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 64