WAC 16-86-013   Quarantine.  Cattle or bison that are infected or suspected of being infected with an infectious or communicable disease after an official test will be quarantined as provided under RCW 16.36.010. If owners refuse to allow the department to test for diseases provided for in this chapter, all cattle or bison will be regarded as a menace to the health of livestock, and the premises on which they are kept will be immediately quarantined and no animals or products of these animals may be removed from the premises.



[Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.36 and 34.05 RCW. 08-01-094, amended and recodified as § 16-86-013, filed 12/17/07, effective 1/17/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040. 99-09-025, § 16-86-020, filed 4/15/99, effective 5/16/99; Order 1539, § 16-86-020, filed 10/17/77; Order 1171, § 16-86-020, filed 12/15/70; Order 855, Regulation 2, effective 7/19/61.]