Arkansas § 2-40-814 Positive reactors at official racetracks

Arkansas Statutes

§ 2-40-814 — Positive reactors at official racetracks

Arkansas § 2-40-814

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Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-814 (2026).

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(a)All equines stabled at a racetrack regulated by the Arkansas Racing Commission which test positive to the official equine infectious anemia test shall be immediately removed from the racetrack, shall be quarantined to the premises to which they are moved, and shall be destroyed, branded by authorized commission personnel, sold for immediate slaughter, or by permit shipped to an approved quarantined holding facility within twenty (20) days after the date of the last official positive equine infectious anemia test.

(b)If the equine is destroyed or dies of natural causes within the twenty (20) days, a written and signed statement by an accredited veterinarian or an agent of the commission must be furnished to the office of the State Veterinarian.

(c)If the equine is sold for slaughter,

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(a) All equines stabled at a racetrack regulated by the Arkansas Racing Commission which test positive to the official equine infectious anemia test shall be immediately removed from the racetrack, shall be quarantined to the premises to which they are moved, and shall be destroyed, branded by authorized commission personnel, sold for immediate slaughter, or by permit shipped to an approved quarantined holding facility within twenty (20) days after the date of the last official positive equine infectious anemia test. (b) If the equine is destroyed or dies of natural causes within the twenty (20) days, a written and signed statement by an accredited veterinarian or an agent of the commission must be furnished to the office of the State Veterinarian. (c) If the equine is sold for slaughter, the equine may be moved from the owner's premises to an approved market or to an approved slaughter facility provided that the equine is accompanied by a permit for movement.