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CHAPTER 1. Importation and Sale

Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.

§§ 10701–10791 · 20 sections

  1. ARTICLE 1. Definitions §§ 10701–10704 · 4 sections
    • § 10701 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
    • § 10702 “Health certificate” means a health certificate from either a veterinary inspector of the United States Department of Agriculture, the state veterinarian or…
    • § 10703 “Sales yard” includes any livestock yard, pen, corral, building, premises, or conveyance in which swine are assembled for sale, resale, exchange, or transfer…
    • § 10704 “Premises” is the farm of origin where swine were born and raised or where they have resided for a minimum of 90 continuous days immediately preceding shipment.
  2. ARTICLE 2. Importation §§ 10721–10726 · 6 sections
    • § 10721 (a) It is unlawful for any person to import any swine into this state except for immediate slaughter, unless the person procures a health certificate and…
    • § 10722 The health certificate shall certify that the swine to which it refers satisfy all of the following requirements: (a) Have not been exposesd to any…
    • § 10723 The health certificate shall also show all of the following: (a) The date of immunization if immunization is required. (b) The predominating breed of the…
    • § 10724 The original of the health certificate shall be attached to the way bill or shall be in the possession of the truck driver. A duplicate copy shall be sent to…
    • § 10725 Swine that are imported into this state for purposes other than for immediate slaughter shall be transported in crates, cars, trucks, or other vehicles that…
    • § 10726 Swine that are imported into this state for immediate slaughter shall have as their destination a recognized slaughtering establishment. They shall not be…
  3. ARTICLE 3. Sales Yards §§ 10751–10753 · 3 sections
    • § 10751 Any person that operates a sales yard shall keep records of all swine which pass through the sales yard, including the name and address of every person who…
    • § 10752 The sales yard records shall show definite information relative to description of animals, such as breed, weight, color, and marks. The records shall be kept…
    • § 10753 It is unlawful for any person to knowingly bring into, or cause to be brought into, any sales yard any swine that have been, within 21 days, treated with hog…
  4. ARTICLE 4. Swine Disease Control §§ 10781–10786 · 6 sections
    • § 10781 The director may adopt regulations to control or eradicate hog cholera, swine brucellosis, pseudorabies, and other swine diseases in any of the following ways:…
    • § 10782 The department, after notice and hearing, may revoke a license granted by the department to a person conducting business as a packer, stockyard, dealer, agent,…
    • § 10783 A previous violation of any provision of this chapter, or a regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, is sufficient cause for the revocation of a license…
    • § 10784 Any proceeding for the denial or revocation of a license pursuant to Section 10782 shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section…
    • § 10785 If the secretary finds and determines that similar regulations are necessary to control the diseases described in Section 10781 while hogs or swine are in…
    • § 10786 (a) (1) Whenever a person violates any regulation that is adopted pursuant to this article, the department may impose an administrative penalty not to exceed…
  5. ARTICLE 5. Marking and Validations § 10791 · 1 section
    • § 10791 (a) The department shall adopt regulations to require a person who possesses a domestic swine that has two or more phenotypical characteristics specified in…