Section 91. Hog cholera and pseudorabies control; indemnity  


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  • 1.  The
      commissioner,  to  control,  suppress  or  eradicate  hog  cholera   and
      pseudorabies, may cause to be made appropriate examinations or tests for
      ascertaining  the  presence  or  absence of such diseases in swine.  If,
      from such examinations or tests, any swine be found to be infected  with
      or  exposed to hog cholera or pseudorabies and such condition be such as
      to cause the swine to be a menace to the health  of  other  animals  the
      commissioner  may  order  such  swine  to  be immediately slaughtered or
      otherwise disposed of as he may prescribe.
        2. No swine infected with or exposed to hog  cholera  or  pseudorabies
      shall  be  sold or removed from the premises where examined, or from any
      other premises, except upon written permission of the commissioner.   No
      swine so infected or exposed shall be slaughtered or killed except under
      the supervision of the commissioner.
        3.  The  commissioner,  within the appropriation for such purpose, may
      cause blood samples of swine to be taken and tested.
        4. Swine killed on account of hog cholera  or  pseudorabies  shall  be
      appraised  and  indemnity shall be paid to the owner as provided in this
      article, except as otherwise specifically limited by this  section.  The
      owner shall be entitled to receive the net proceeds, if any, of the sale
      of the swine, and in addition thereto, within the appropriation for such
      purpose,  shall  be  paid  indemnity  in a sum not exceeding one hundred
      dollars for a registered purebred,  inbred  or  hybrid  swine,  and  not
      exceeding  forty  dollars  for  any other swine. A purebred swine is any
      breeding swine upon which a certificate of pure breeding has been issued
      by a purebred swine association;  an  inbred  or  hybrid  swine  is  any
      breeding  swine upon which a certificate or registration has been issued
      by a recognized inbred or hybrid registry association.  Certificates  of
      pure  breeding  or  registration  for  inbred  or  hybrid swine shall be
      presented at the time of appraisal or such swine will  be  appraised  as
      grades,  provided,  however, that in the absence of such certificates or
      registrations the commissioner may  grant  a  reasonable  time  for  the
      presentation  of  such  certificates  or registrations to the appraiser.
      The total amount receivable by the owner from the net  proceeds  of  the
      sale  of  the  swine  and  indemnity  from  the  federal  government and
      indemnity from the state shall,  in  every  case,  except  as  otherwise
      specifically  limited  by  this  section,  equal but not exceed the full
      appraised value of the swine.
        5. The commissioner may adopt and enforce rules and  regulations,  and
      may  cooperate  with the authorities of the United States government and
      with local officials, to implement the provisions of this section.