Virginia Code 3.2-6004: Regulation for the separation and caring for diseased animals.
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The Board may adopt regulations and the State Veterinarian may give and enforce directions and orders as to separating, feeding, and caring for diseased or exposed animals as necessary to prevent the animals affected with disease, or capable of communicating disease, from coming in contact with livestock or poultry not so affected.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 3.2-6004
- Board: means the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See Virginia Code 3.2-100
- Livestock: includes all domestic or domesticated bovine animals; equine animals; ovine animals; porcine animals; cervidae animals; capradae animals; animals of the genus Lama or Vicugna; ratites; fish or shellfish in aquaculture facilities, as defined in § Virginia Code 3.2-5900
- Poultry: includes all domestic fowl and game birds raised in captivity. See Virginia Code 3.2-5900
- State Veterinarian: means the veterinarian employed by the Commissioner as provided in § Virginia Code 3.2-5900
Code 1950, § 3-572; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-730; 2008, c. 860.