(a) All cattle brought into this state by permit for immediate slaughter shall be identified and inspected in accordance with rules and regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture at the time of slaughter at the expense of the owner by a veterinarian designated by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, and, if passed for food, shall be stamped with the department meat inspection stamp bearing the inscription “Insp’d. and P’s’d. Com’r. C. P. Conn. No. …..” All carcasses found unfit for food shall be destroyed without compensation to the owner.

(b) If not immediately slaughtered, such cattle shall be kept in quarantine, segregated from other cattle and without transfer of ownership, in possession of the person or persons named in the permit to bring such cattle into the state, unless a written transfer of quarantine has been signed by the Commissioner of Agriculture or his agent.