Connecticut § 22-296 Quarantine of infected herd. Permit for removal of animals.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 22-296 — Quarantine of infected herd. Permit for removal of animals.

Connecticut § 22-296

Title 22Agriculture. Domestic Animals

Ch. 433Diseases of Domestic Animals

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-296 (2026).

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When infection with any disease listed as reportable or notifiable by the department or the USDA is found in any herd of livestock, the animals in such herd shall be quarantined. Such quarantine shall remain in effect until such time as the State Veterinarian determines the quarantine should be removed. No animals shall be removed from such herd while under quarantine, except under a written permit issued to the owner of the herd by the commissioner to move directly from the quarantined premises to another premises for the purpose and under the conditions specified in such permit. Such permit shall accompany such animals from the quarantined premises. The owner shall deliver such permit to any person receiving such animals, and such person shall exercise all reasonable diligence in determi

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When infection with any disease listed as reportable or notifiable by the department or the USDA is found in any herd of livestock, the animals in such herd shall be quarantined. Such quarantine shall remain in effect until such time as the State Veterinarian determines the quarantine should be removed. No animals shall be removed from such herd while under quarantine, except under a written permit issued to the owner of the herd by the commissioner to move directly from the quarantined premises to another premises for the purpose and under the conditions specified in such permit. Such permit shall accompany such animals from the quarantined premises. The owner shall deliver such permit to any person receiving such animals, and such person shall exercise all reasonable diligence in determining that such permit is valid.

Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 3355; 1959, P.A. 32, S. 1; 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; P.A. 77-267, S. 2; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 23-187, S. 9.) History: 1959 acts replaced commissioner and department of agriculture with commissioner and department of agriculture, conservation and natural resources, required permit for removal of animals from quarantined herd and added provisions re permits, replacing provision which had prohibited removal of animals except for beef or slaughter purposes; 1961 act replaced commissioner and department of agriculture, conservation and natural resources with commissioner and department of agriculture and natural resources; 1971 act replaced commissioner and department of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner and department of agriculture; P.A. 77-267 made provisions applicable to goat herds; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 23-187 added reference to livestock and any disease listed as reportable or notifiable by the department or USDA, deleted reference to cattle or goats and provision re term for quarantine, added provision re quarantine staying in effect as determined by State Veterinarian, deleted reference to removal of animals for immediate slaughter and added provision re movement of animals directly to another premise under conditions specified in permit, and made technical changes, effective June 28, 2023.