Whenever the commissioner, upon investigation or upon notification, has reason to believe that a domestic animal or captive wildlife is infected with a contagious or infectious disease the commissioner shall immediately cause it to be quarantined or isolated upon the premises of the owner or the person in whose possession it is found, or in such other place or enclosure as the commissioner may designate, and the removal of the animal from any premises where it may be ordered to be kept shall be forbidden.
Source. 1985, 72:1. 1997, 43:1, eff. May 12, 1997.