32.3.116    REGULATIONS AND ORDERS FOR EXOTIC AND OTHER EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DISEASES

(1) In the case of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, surra, contagious pleuropneumonia, or any other extremely dangerous disease, regulations promulgated by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, for the control of such diseases automatically become rules or orders of the Montana Department of Livestock, Animal Health Division.

(2) In the case of an outbreak of any such disease, the state veterinarian must promulgate and enforce any rule or order that he may deem necessary to prevent the introduction of such disease and to control and eradicate such disease. Any rule or order issued by him has the same effect at law as though promulgated or approved at a meeting of the Montana Board of Livestock.

(3) The state veterinarian must promulgate and enforce such rules or regulations as he may consider necessary to prevent the introduction into the state of Montana or to control and eradicate any disease which may or may not now exist in the United States and which is not specifically covered by a rule of the Montana Department of Livestock, Animal Health Division.

(4) Any order or rule issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, or the state veterinarian is subject to review as provided in section 81-1-302 , MCA.

History: 81-2-102, 81-20-101, MCA; IMP, 81-2-102, 81-20-101, MCA; Eff. 12/31/72.