§ 106-318. Issuance of health certificates for swine and livestock; inspection. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 106‑318. Issuance of health certificates for swine and livestock; inspection.

Such health certificates that may be required under the rules andregulations by the Board of Agriculture or the emergency rules and regulationsof the Commissioner of Agriculture shall be issued by a State, federal or dulylicensed veterinarian in the state of origin certifying that the swine or otherlivestock transported and imported are healthy and not infected with or exposedto a contagious, infectious or communicable swine or other livestock disease,and all permits required under such rules and regulations shall be inpossession of the owner or agent in charge, at all times until delivery of suchswine or other livestock, and upon request, the owner or agent in charge shallproduce said required certificate and permit for inspection by any police orpeace officer or inspection agent of this State or any county thereof. Theburden shall be on the person transporting said swine or other livestock toprove the origin, identity and destination of such swine and other livestock. (1941, c. 373, s. 2; 1955, c. 424, s. 2.)