(1)Whenever it becomes known to the
commissioner that an infectious or contagious disease exists among livestock of
the state, the commissioner may inspect all livestock in the state.
(2)Whenever it becomes known to the commissioner that an infectious or
contagious disease exists among livestock of the state, the commissioner may
compel the testing of all livestock in the state.
(3)Any owner whose livestock are suspected, after epidemiological
investigation, of having an infectious or contagious disease shall, upon order of the
commissioner, assemble such livestock and provide the necessary facilities for
inspection and collection of such samples as may be deemed necessary to conduct
tests of such livestock for the infectious or contagious disease, and shall render
such assis
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(1) Whenever it becomes known to the
commissioner that an infectious or contagious disease exists among livestock of
the state, the commissioner may inspect all livestock in the state.
(2) Whenever it becomes known to the commissioner that an infectious or
contagious disease exists among livestock of the state, the commissioner may
compel the testing of all livestock in the state.
(3) Any owner whose livestock are suspected, after epidemiological
investigation, of having an infectious or contagious disease shall, upon order of the
commissioner, assemble such livestock and provide the necessary facilities for
inspection and collection of such samples as may be deemed necessary to conduct
tests of such livestock for the infectious or contagious disease, and shall render
such assistance as required.
(4) All samples drawn in testing for an infectious or contagious disease shall
be forwarded to the department's animal health laboratory or any other laboratory
approved by the state veterinarian for testing.
(5) Whenever any livestock are tested, the livestock shall be individually
identified, as specified by the commissioner. Official identification shall not be
removed from such livestock or altered in any fashion.
(6) The owner of livestock ordered tested or treated shall be responsible for
the costs of all testing or treatment, unless specifically provided for by local, state,
or federal funding.
(7) If the owner of livestock ordered treated or tested, after reasonable
notice as determined by the commissioner, fails to dip, spray, test, or otherwise
treat such livestock as ordered by the commissioner, the commissioner may seize,
or cause to be seized, dipped, sprayed, tested, or otherwise treated, such livestock
and hold and sell the same, or such part of the livestock as may be necessary, to
pay all costs of the inspection, seizing, caring for, dipping, spraying, testing, or
other treatment, together with cost of sale. Such sale shall be made at such time
and place, and in such manner, as may be prescribed by the commissioner after not
less than three days' nor more than fifteen days' notice of the time, place, and
purposes of such sale has been given by the commissioner to the owner of the
livestock and to each secured party holding a security interest in the subject
livestock, which appears in the list of effective filings as maintained by the central
filing officer pursuant to the Central Filing of Effective Financing Statement Act,
article 9.5 of title 4, C.R.S. If personal service of such notice cannot be had within
the county in which the livestock are being held by the commissioner, such notice
may be given either by personal service outside of such county or by advertisement
in the official state livestock paper. The owner of livestock so seized and held, or
any secured party holding a security interest in such livestock, which appears in the
list of effective filings as maintained by the central filing officer pursuant to the
Central Filing of Effective Financing Statement Act, article 9.5 of title 4, C.R.S., at
any time prior to such sale, may recover possession of the livestock upon payment
to the commissioner of the amount of the costs incurred by order of the
commissioner against such livestock. Any sum realized from the sale of such
livestock over and above the amount of the costs actually incurred against such
livestock shall be returned by the commissioner to the owner of such livestock if
the owner is known or can by reasonable diligence be found. Otherwise, such
surplus shall be placed in the estray fund, subject to the law in effect regarding
such fund.
(8) Whenever the state veterinarian finds indications of any infectious or
contagious disease among any livestock in this state and the state veterinarian is
unable to determine positively the exact nature of such disease, the state
veterinarian may order one of the animals so suspected slaughtered in order that a
post mortem examination may be made to determine the character of the disease.
(9) Whenever the state veterinarian has good reason to believe that any
disease so investigated is contagious or infectious and that such livestock are likely
to communicate the disease to other livestock, the state veterinarian may at once
establish a hold over such livestock and premises and may take such steps as may
be deemed necessary to prevent the spread of such contagion or infection. Such
hold shall be legal and binding in the same manner as a quarantine established
pursuant to section 35-50-111, and any violation of such hold or order of the state
veterinarian shall be considered an unlawful act pursuant to section 35-50-116.
(10) Whenever in the opinion of the state veterinarian there exists within this
state a livestock disease that the state veterinarian is unable to diagnose or
identify, the commissioner may call upon the veterinary department of Colorado
state university to cause scientific investigation to be made to determine the exact
character of the disease. Colorado state university may charge the actual and
necessary direct expense of laboratory and diagnostic procedures connected with
the investigation.