§ 36-01-14 — Protest against killing of diseased animal - Examination of animal by experts - Appointment of experts

experts - Appointment of experts.
Whenever a domestic animal or nontraditional livestock has been determined to be affected
with a contagious or infectious disease and has been ordered killed by the board, the state
veterinarian, or an agent or representative of the board, the owner or keeper of the animal must
be notified of the order. Notice may be accomplished by sending, by registered mail, a copy of
the order to the owner or keeper of the animal, or by having an agent or representative of the
board serve a copy of the order upon the owner or keeper of the animal. Within twenty-four
hours after receiving notice of the order, the owner or keeper may file a protest against the
killing of the animal with the board or with the person who has ordered the animal killed. The
protest must state under oath that, to the best of the knowledge and belief of the person making
the protest, the animal is not infected with any contagious or infectious disease. An examination
of the animal or laboratory reports involved then must be made by three experts, one of whom
must be appointed by the board, one by the person making the protest, and the third by the two
thus appointed. All the experts must be persons learned in veterinary medicine and surgery and
graduates of the veterinary course of a recognized college or university.