91. Hog cholera and pseudorabies control; indemnity. 1. The commissioner, to control, suppress or eradicate hog cholera and pseudorabies, may cause to be made appropriate examinations or tests for ascertaining the presence or absence of such diseases in swine. If, from such examinations or tests, any swine be found to be infected with or exposed to hog cholera or pseudorabies and such condition be such as to cause the swine to be a menace to the health of other animals the commissioner may order such swine to be immediately slaughtered or otherwise disposed of as he may prescribe.
2. No swine infected with or exposed to hog cholera or pseudorabies shall be sold or removed from the premises where examined, or from any other premises, except upon written permission of the commissioner. No swine so infected or exposed shall be slaughtered or killed except under the supervision of the commissioner.
3. The commissioner, within the appropriation for such purpose, may cause blood samples of swine to be taken and tested.
4. Swine killed on account of hog cholera or pseudorabies shall be appraised and indemnity shall be paid to the owner as provided in this article, except as otherwise specifically limited by this section. The owner shall be entitled to receive the net proceeds, if any, of the sale of the swine, and in addition thereto, within the appropriation for such purpose, shall be paid indemnity in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars for a registered purebred, inbred or hybrid swine, and not exceeding forty dollars for any other swine. A purebred swine is any breeding swine upon which a certificate of pure breeding has been issued by a purebred swine association; an inbred or hybrid swine is any breeding swine upon which a certificate or registration has been issued by a recognized inbred or hybrid registry association. Certificates of pure breeding or registration for inbred or hybrid swine shall be presented at the time of appraisal or such swine will be appraised as grades, provided, however, that in the absence of such certificates or registrations the commissioner may grant a reasonable time for the presentation of such certificates or registrations to the appraiser. The total amount receivable by the owner from the net proceeds of the sale of the swine and indemnity from the federal government and indemnity from the state shall, in every case, except as otherwise specifically limited by this section, equal but not exceed the full appraised value of the swine.
5. The commissioner may adopt and enforce rules and regulations, and may cooperate with the authorities of the United States government and with local officials, to implement the provisions of this section.
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