2005 Minnesota Statutes - 35.93 — Administrative action.

     35.93 Administrative action. 


    Subdivision 1.    Administrative remedies.  The Board of 
 Animal Health may seek to remedy violations by authorizing the 
 executive director to issue a written warning, administrative 
 meeting, cease and desist, stop-sale, or other special order, 
 seizure, stipulation, or agreement, if the board determines that 
 the remedy is in the public interest. 


    Subd. 2.    Revocation and suspension.  The board may, 
 after written notice and hearing, revoke, suspend, or refuse to 
 renew a permit, license, or certification if a person violates 
 this chapter. 


    Subd. 3.    Remedial action orders.  (a) If the Board of 
 Animal Health has probable cause to believe that a diseased 
 animal is kept, sold, transported, or disposed of in violation 
 of this chapter, the board may investigate and issue a written 
 cease and desist, stop-sale, stop-use, or removal order or other 
 remedial action to the owner, custodian, or other responsible 
 party.  If the owner, custodian, or other responsible party is 
 not available for service of the order, the board may attach the 
 order to the animal and notify the owner, custodian, or other 
 responsible party.  The animal may not be sold, slaughtered, or 
 transported until the violation has been corrected or brought 
 into compliance and the order has been released in writing under 
 conditions specified by the board, or until the violation has 
 been otherwise disposed of by a court. 


    (b) If a violation of this chapter results in conditions 
 that may have an unreasonable adverse effect on humans, domestic 
 animals, wildlife, or the environment, the Board of Animal 
 Health may, by order, require remedial action, including removal 
 and proper disposal. 


    HIST: 1988 c 485 s 11; 1999 c 231 s 81