Iowa Code 164.17 – Quarantined for slaughter permit
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 164.17
- Animal: means a nonhuman vertebrate. See Iowa Code 164.1
- Department: means the department of agriculture and land stewardship. See Iowa Code 164.1
- Designated animal: means a bovine animal or any other species of animal that the department by rule determines is capable of carrying and spreading brucellosis, including elk or goats. See Iowa Code 164.1
- Owner: includes any person owning or leasing a designated animal. See Iowa Code 164.1
- United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
When a written order has been issued by the department or its authorized representative for the removal of a quarantined designated animal to slaughter, the designated animal shall be tagged and handled within fifteen days after the date of testing. Within thirty days the designated animal shall be moved and slaughtered under the direct supervision of a duly authorized agent or representative of the United States department of agriculture at a time and place designated by the department. A designated animal quarantined because of brucellosis shall be disposed of by its owner within a period not to exceed forty-five days from the date on which blood samples were drawn disclosing it as a reactor.