Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 16.36 - Animal Health.
16.36.116 - Civil infraction—Live nonambulatory livestock—Monetary penalty—Authorization by director—Issuance of notices—Enforcement.

RCW 16.36.116
Civil infraction—Live nonambulatory livestock—Monetary penalty—Authorization by director—Issuance of notices—Enforcement.

(1) Any person found transporting animals on the public roads of this state that are not accompanied by valid health certificates, permits, or other documents as required by this chapter or its rules has committed a class 1 civil infraction.
(2) Any person who knowingly transports or accepts delivery of live nonambulatory livestock to, from, or between any livestock market, feedlot, slaughtering facility, or similar facility that trades in livestock has committed a civil infraction and shall be assessed a monetary penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars. The transport or acceptance of each nonambulatory livestock animal is considered a separate and distinct violation. Livestock that was ambulatory prior to transport to a feedlot and becomes nonambulatory because of an injury sustained during transport may be unloaded and placed in a separate pen for rehabilitation at the feedlot. For the purposes of this section, "nonambulatory livestock" has the same meaning as in RCW 16.52.225.
(3) The director is authorized to issue notices of and enforce civil infractions in the manner prescribed under chapter 7.80 RCW.

[ 2009 c 347 § 1; 2007 c 71 § 3.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 16 - Animals and Livestock

Chapter 16.36 - Animal Health.

16.36.005 - Definitions.

16.36.010 - Quarantine—Hold order.

16.36.020 - Powers of director.

16.36.023 - Fees—Rules.

16.36.025 - Recovery of costs.

16.36.040 - Rules—Prevention—Inspections and tests—Reportable disease—Federal regulations.

16.36.045 - Transporting of animals—Requirements—Vehicle inspection—Authorization by director or appointed officers.

16.36.050 - Unlawful actions—Importation—Required certificates—Intentional or willful misconduct.

16.36.060 - Tests, examinations, inspections, samples, examine and copy records—Entry onto property—Unlawful conduct—Seizure of property—Search warrant.

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.

16.36.116 - Civil infraction—Live nonambulatory livestock—Monetary penalty—Authorization by director—Issuance of notices—Enforcement.

16.36.128 - Application of Title 77 RCW.

16.36.140 - Bringing an animal into the state—Securing a certificate of veterinary inspection required—Exemptions—Director's authority—Rules.

16.36.150 - Animal disease traceability activities for cattle—Fee—Penalty.

16.36.160 - Activity report and financial statement—Animal disease traceability activities.