106-403. Disposition of dead domesticated animals.
It is the duty of the owner of domesticated animals that die from any cause and the owner or operator of the premises upon which any domesticated animals die, to bury the animals to a depth of at least three feet beneath the surface of the ground within 24 hours after knowledge of the death of the domesticated animals, or to otherwise dispose of the domesticated animals in a manner approved by the State Veterinarian. It is a violation of this section to bury any dead domesticated animal closer than 300 feet to any flowing stream or public body of water. It is unlawful for any person to remove the carcasses of dead domesticated animals from the person's premises to the premises of any other person without the written permission of the person having charge of the other premises and without burying the carcasses as provided under this section. The governing body of each municipality shall designate some appropriate person whose duty it shall be to provide for the removal and disposal, according to the provisions of this section, of any dead domesticated animals located within the limits of the municipality when the owner of the animals cannot be determined. The board of commissioners of each county shall designate some appropriate person whose duty it shall be to provide for the removal and disposal under this section, of any dead domesticated animals located within the limits of the county, but without the limits of any municipality, when the owner of the animals cannot be determined. All costs incurred by a municipality or county in the removal of dead domesticated animals shall be recoverable from the owner of the animals upon admission of ownership or conviction. "Domesticated animal" as used in this section includes poultry. (1919, c. 36; C.S., s. 4488; 1927, c. 2; 1939, c. 360, s. 4; 1971, c. 567, ss. 1, 2; 2001-12, s. 9; 2003-6, s. 1; 2005-21, s. 1; 2009-103, s. 1.)
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§ 106-304 - Proclamation of livestock and poultry quarantine.
§ 106-305 - Proclamation of infected feedstuff quarantine.
§ 106-306 - Rules to enforce quarantine.
§ 106-307 - Violation of proclamation or rules.
§ 106-307.1 - Serums, vaccines, etc., for control of animal diseases.
§ 106-307.2 - Reports of infectious disease in livestock and poultry to State Veterinarian.
§ 106-307.3 - Quarantine of infected or inoculated livestock.
§ 106-307.4 - Quarantine of inoculated poultry.
§ 106-307.5 - Livestock and poultry brought into State.
§ 106-307.6 - Violation made misdemeanor.
§ 106-307.7 - Diseased livestock running at large.
§ 106-308 - Appropriation to combat animal and fowl diseases.
§ 106-309 - Disposition of surplus funds.
§ 106-310 - Burial of hogs dying natural death required.
§ 106-311 - Hogs affected with cholera to be segregated and confined.
§ 106-312 - Shipping hogs from cholera-infected territory.
§ 106-313 - Price of serum to be fixed.
§ 106-314 - Manufacture and use of serum and virus restricted.
§ 106-316 - Counties authorized to purchase and supply serum.
§ 106-316.1 - Purpose of §§ to 106-316.5.
§ 106-316.4 - Penalties for violation of §§ 106-316.1 to 106-316.5.
§ 106-317 - Regulation of the transportation or importation of hogs and other livestock into State.
§ 106-318 - Issuance of health certificates for swine and livestock; inspection.
§ 106-319 - Burial of hogs and other livestock dying in transit.
§ 106-321 - Penalties for violation.
§ 106-322 - Effect of §§ 106-317 to .
§ 106-322.2 - Destruction of swine affected with or exposed to hog cholera; indemnity payments.
§ 106-322.3 - When indemnity payments not to be made.
§ 106-324 - Appraisal of cattle affected with Bang's disease and tuberculosis.
§ 106-325 - Appraisal of animals affected with glanders; report.
§ 106-327 - Marketing of cattle affected with Bang's disease and tuberculosis.
§ 106-328 - Report on salvage.
§ 106-329 - Compensation when killing ordered.
§ 106-330 - Ownership of destroyed animals; outstanding liens.
§ 106-331 - State not to pay for feed of animals ordered killed.
§ 106-332 - Disinfection of stockyards by owners.
§ 106-333 - Payments made only on certain conditions.
§ 106-334 - Owner's claim for indemnity supported by reports.
§ 106-335 - State Veterinarian to carry out provisions of Article; how moneys paid out.
§ 106-336 - Animals reacting to tuberculin test.
§ 106-337 - Animals to be branded.
§ 106-338 - Quarantine; removal or sale; sale and use of milk.
§ 106-339 - Seller liable in civil action.
§ 106-340 - Responsibility of owner of premises where sale is made.
§ 106-341 - Sale of tuberculin.
§ 106-342 - Notice to owner of suspected animals; quarantine.
§ 106-343 - Appropriations by counties; elections.
§ 106-344 - Petition for election if commissioners refuse cooperation; order; effect.
§ 106-345 - Importation of cattle.
§ 106-346 - Amount of appropriation.
§ 106-347 - Qualified veterinarian.
§ 106-348 - Rules and regulations.
§ 106-349 - Violation of law a misdemeanor.
§ 106-350 - Sale of tubercular animal a felony.
§ 106-351 - Systematic dipping of cattle or horses.
§ 106-352 - Counties not embraced in quarantine zones.
§ 106-353 - Dipping vats; counties to provide; cost.
§ 106-354 - Local State inspectors; commissioned as quarantine inspectors; salaries, etc.
§ 106-355 - Enforcement of compliance with law.
§ 106-356 - Owners of stock to have same dipped; supervision of dipping; dipping period.
§ 106-357 - Service of notice.
§ 106-358 - Cattle placed in quarantine; dipping at expense of owner.
§ 106-359 - Expense of dipping as lien on animals; enforcement of lien.
§ 106-361 - Rules and regulations.
§ 106-362 - Penalty for violation.
§ 106-363 - Damaging dipping vats a felony.
§ 106-388 - Animals affected with, or exposed to, brucellosis declared subject to quarantine, etc.
§ 106-391 - Civil liability of vendors.
§ 106-392 - Sales by nonresidents.
§ 106-393 - Duties of State Veterinarian; quarantine of animals; required testing.
§ 106-394 - Cooperation of county boards of commissioners.
§ 106-395 - Compulsory testing.
§ 106-396 - Authority to promulgate and enforce rules and regulations.
§ 106-397 - Violation made misdemeanor.
§ 106-398 - Punishment for sale of animals known to be infected, or under quarantine.
§ 106-399.4 - Imminent threat of contagious animal disease; emergency measures and procedures.
§ 106-399.5 - Warrantless inspections.
§ 106-400 - Sale or transportation of animals affected with disease prohibited.
§ 106-400.1 - Swine disease testing.
§ 106-401 - State Veterinarian authorized to quarantine.
§ 106-401.1 - Inspection and quarantine of poultry.
§ 106-402 - Confinement and isolation of diseased animals required.
§ 106-403 - Disposition of dead domesticated animals.
§ 106-404 - Animals affected with glanders to be killed.
§ 106-405 - Prohibited acts; penalties.
§ 106-405.2 - Permit for feeding garbage to swine.
§ 106-405.3 - Application for permit.
§ 106-405.4 - Revocation of permits.
§ 106-405.6 - Cooking or other treatment.
§ 106-405.7 - Inspection and investigation; maintenance of records.
§ 106-405.8 - Enforcement of Part; rules and regulations.
§ 106-405.15 - "Equine infectious anemia" defined.
§ 106-405.17 - Authority to promulgate and enforce rules and regulations.
§ 106-405.18 - Implementation of control and eradication program.