RCW 16.36.096
Destruction of animals—Payment of indemnity.
In ordering the slaughter or destruction of any animal, the director may pay an indemnity in an amount not to exceed seventy-five percent of the appraised or salvage value of the animal ordered slaughtered or destroyed. The actual indemnity amount shall be established by the director by rule. Payment of indemnity does not apply to an animal: (1) Belonging to the federal government or any of its agencies, this state or any of its agencies, or any municipal corporation; or (2) that has been brought into this state in violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter.
[ 1998 c 8 § 10; 1985 c 415 § 4; 1963 ex.s. c 8 § 1.]
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.