In the event that a horse fails, for whatever reason, to qualify for release from quarantine within eighteen (18) months of initiation of testing and treatment, the procedure shall be declared a failure. In such an event, the horse must be:
    (1) Moved under official permit directly to slaughter without unloading enroute; or
    (2) Humanely euthanized and the carcass destroyed under Department supervision by burial or incineration.
Rulemaking Authority 585.002(3), 585.08(2)(a) FS. Law Implemented 585.08(2)(b), 585.145(1), 585.16, 585.17, 585.18, 585.19, 585.23 FS. History-New 6-3-93.