§ 36-01-18 — Inspection of livestock in transit - Penalty

The state veterinarian and authorized agents and representatives of the commissioner, for
purposes of inspecting livestock in transit for health or ownership identification, may stop
vehicles transporting livestock on public highways of this state. When signaled by the state
veterinarian or an authorized agent or representative of the commissioner to stop, the operator
of any vehicle shall stop the vehicle, show any health or identification forms which are required
to be carried in transportation of livestock, and permit the inspector to make an inspection of the
livestock being transported if deemed by the inspector to be necessary. Failure to stop when so
directed is a class A misdemeanor. The inspector is authorized to use a stop signal.
The state veterinarian, or any authorized agent or representative of the commissioner, may
call any sheriff or deputy sheriff, police officer, or highway patrol officer to execute its orders and
those officers must obey. Any law enforcement officer may arrest and take before any district
judge serving the county any person found violating this chapter. The law enforcement officer
shall immediately notify the state's attorney of the county of the arrest and the state's attorney
shall prosecute the person found violating this chapter.