Montana Code 81-2-112. Prohibition by governor on importation of animals from localities where disease exists — penalty
81-2-112. Prohibition by governor on importation of animals from localities where disease exists — penalty. (1) Whenever the governor has good reason to believe that any disease dangerous or inimical to the livestock or poultry industry or dangerous to dogs or other animals has become epidemic in certain localities in any other state or territory, the District of Columbia, or any other country, the governor shall issue a proclamation designating the localities and prohibiting the importation from those localities into this state, except under restrictions that the governor may consider proper, of any livestock, poultry, dogs, or other animals or articles or commodities likely to convey the disease or diseases.
Terms Used In Montana Code 81-2-112
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Knowingly: means only a knowledge that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code. See Montana Code 1-1-204
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)A person who, after the publication of the proclamation, knowingly receives any livestock, dog, fowl, or other animal or article or commodity designated in the proclamation as likely to convey disease from any of the prohibited districts and transports or conveys the animal, article, or commodity within the limits of this state is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 60 days or more than 8 months or a fine of not less than $300 or more than $5,000, or both, and is further liable for any and all damages and loss that may be sustained by any person or persons by reason of the disobedience of the proclamation.