(1)  A person who identifies symptoms of vesicular disease in livestock shall immediately report it to the department.

Terms Used In Utah Code 4-31-114

  • Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food created in Chapter 2, Administration. See Utah Code 4-1-109
  • Livestock: means cattle, sheep, goats, swine, horses, mules, poultry, domesticated elk as defined in Section 4-39-102, or any other domestic animal or domestic furbearer raised or kept for profit. See Utah Code 4-1-109
  • Person: means a natural person or individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  Failure of a veterinarian licensed in this state to report to the department a diagnosed case of vesicular disease constitutes ground for the revocation of such veterinarian’s license.

(3)  Failure by an owner of livestock to report symptoms of vesicular disease among the owner’s livestock constitutes forfeiture of the right to claim an indemnity for an animal euthanized on account of the disease.

Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session