(a) All equines stabled at a racetrack regulated by the Arkansas Racing Commission which test positive to the official equine infectious anemia test shall be immediately removed from the racetrack, shall be quarantined to the premises to which they are moved, and shall be destroyed, branded by authorized commission personnel, sold for immediate slaughter, or by permit shipped to an approved quarantined holding facility within twenty (20) days after the date of the last official positive equine infectious anemia test.
(b) If the equine is destroyed or dies of natural causes within the twenty (20) days, a written and signed statement by an accredited veterinarian or an agent of the commission must be furnished to the office of the State Veterinarian.
(c) If the equine is sold for slaughter, the equine may be moved from the owner's premises to an approved market or to an approved slaughter facility provided that the equine is accompanied by a permit for movement.
Structure Arkansas Code
Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases
Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia
§ 2-40-802. Penalties and fines
§ 2-40-804. Testing requirements for domiciled equidae
§ 2-40-805. Equidae identification requirements
§ 2-40-806. Authority to require test
§ 2-40-807. Personnel authorized to collect blood samples
§ 2-40-808. Submission of sample and test charts
§ 2-40-809. Requirements for Arkansas-approved equine infectious anemia testing laboratories
§ 2-40-810. Classification of equidae tested
§ 2-40-811. Reporting of test results
§ 2-40-813. Quarantining reactors
§ 2-40-814. Positive reactors at official racetracks
§ 2-40-815. Testing requirements in affected herds
§ 2-40-816. Movement of reactors and exposed animals
§ 2-40-817. Requirements for quarantined holding facilities
§ 2-40-818. Fictitious names and erroneous information
§ 2-40-819. Testing requirements for change of ownership
§ 2-40-820. Movement of equidae through approved market
§ 2-40-821. Requirements of equidae participating in equine activities
§ 2-40-822. General requirements for equidae entering Arkansas
§ 2-40-823. Requirements of equidae moving within the state
§ 2-40-824. Entry requirements to a veterinarian's clinic for care or treatment
§ 2-40-825. Entry requirements to an approved slaughter facility