RCW 16.36.084
Duty to report infection or exposure to disease—Unlawful conduct.
Any person owning or having in his or her control any livestock which become infected with scrapie or another transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) or which have been exposed to such disease, shall immediately report the disease or exposure to the director. It is unlawful for any person to fail to report or to attempt to conceal the existence of any such disease.
[ 1998 c 8 § 15; 1927 c 165 § 28; RRS § 3137. Prior: See Reviser's note to RCW 16.44.020. Formerly RCW 16.44.140.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 16 - Animals and Livestock
Chapter 16.36 - Animal Health.
16.36.010 - Quarantine—Hold order.
16.36.020 - Powers of director.
16.36.025 - Recovery of costs.
16.36.040 - Rules—Prevention—Inspections and tests—Reportable disease—Federal regulations.
16.36.050 - Unlawful actions—Importation—Required certificates—Intentional or willful misconduct.
16.36.070 - Danger of infection—Emergencies.
16.36.080 - Veterinarians and others to report diseases—Director's duties—Unlawful importation.
16.36.082 - Infected or exposed animals—Unlawful to transfer or expose other animals.
16.36.084 - Duty to report infection or exposure to disease—Unlawful conduct.
16.36.086 - Negligence of owner of infected livestock—Liability.
16.36.090 - Destruction of diseased or quarantined animals.
16.36.096 - Destruction of animals—Payment of indemnity.
16.36.098 - Quarantine, hold order, or destruct order—Written request for hearing.
16.36.100 - Cooperation with other governmental agencies.
16.36.102 - Duty to bury carcass of diseased livestock—Dead livestock presumed diseased.
16.36.105 - Swine, garbage feeding, license—Application—Fee—Inspection.
16.36.110 - Violations, gross misdemeanor—Injunction—Denial, revocation, or suspension of license.
16.36.113 - Violations of chapter or rules—Civil penalty—Moneys collected—Time and mileage fee.
16.36.128 - Application of Title 77 RCW.
16.36.150 - Animal disease traceability activities for cattle—Fee—Penalty.
16.36.160 - Activity report and financial statement—Animal disease traceability activities.