§ 1160 - Appropriations; emergency outbreak of contagious disease - Vermont Statutes

§ 1160. Appropriations; emergency outbreak of contagious disease

(a) In addition to funds appropriated to carry out the purposes of this chapter, all fees and charges collected under this chapter and any amount received by the state from the sale of condemned animals shall be used to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(b) In case of the outbreak within this state of some contagious disease of domestic animals, or whenever there is reason to believe that there is danger of the introduction into the state of any contagious disease prevailing among domestic animals outside the state, the secretary may take such action and issue such emergency rules as are necessary to prevent the introduction or spread of the disease. (Added 1987, No. 276 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1999, No. 49, § 120; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)