§ 2-40-1101 - Entire county as infested area. - Arkansas Statutes

2-40-1101. Entire county as infested area.

(a) The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission is authorized, in the case of a severe outbreak of rabies in any county in this state, to declare an entire county as a rabies-infested area.

(b) Upon declaring any county as a rabies-infested area, the commission is authorized to pay up to one-half (1/2) the cost of the vaccine used in vaccinating cattle in the county against rabies, and shall pay the entire cost of providing vaccine for use by humans bitten or exposed to rabies-infested animals.