2017 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 54 - LIVESTOCK
54-706.08 Quarantine; epidemiologic investigation; prohibited acts; penalty.
54-706.08. Quarantine; epidemiologic investigation; prohibited acts; penalty.
(1) The State Veterinarian may immediately quarantine any animal and the premises on which such animal is located if bovine tuberculosis is suspected or has been diagnosed in an animal on such premises.
(2) Disclosure of bovine tuberculosis in any animal shall be followed by an epidemiologic investigation in accordance with the Bovine Tuberculosis Act.
(3) No person shall prevent the testing of or remove any animal which has been placed in quarantine pursuant to this section from the place of quarantine until such quarantine is released by the State Veterinarian, except authorized movement for slaughter or other movement as authorized by the State Veterinarian. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a Class II misdemeanor. Each animal moved, purchased, sold, traded, bartered, granted, loaned, or otherwise transferred in violation of this subsection is a separate violation.
Source
- Laws 2007, LB110, ยง 8.
