267.640. Certification of disease free herds or flocks, when--cancellation. - Missouri Statutes

Certification of disease free herds or flocks, when--cancellation.

267.640. 1. When an owner of livestock or animals or aflock of birds makes application to the state veterinarian andagrees to follow one of the several plans for the control anderadication of a specific disease from his herd or flock, thestate veterinarian may certify the herd as being free from saiddisease when all livestock or animals or birds in the flock havepassed all necessary tests and have met all of the requirementsand conditions as may be adopted from time to time by thedepartment and the United States Department of Agriculture forthe specific disease for which the herd or flock is beingcertified.

2. When the owner of any livestock or animals or flock ofbirds has fully complied with the requirements for thecertification of his livestock herd or flock, animals or birds,the department shall issue a certificate approved by thedepartment and the United States Department of Agriculturecertifying to such fact and for such period of time as may be setforth in the rules and regulations for such certification.

3. The certification of any livestock, animals or flock maybe removed or canceled by the state veterinarian when the ownerof a herd or a flock has violated any of the rules andregulations for the maintenance of such status.

(L. 1959 H.B. 501 § 17)