Connecticut § 22-279a - Quarantine of animals being tested for disease or biological or chemical residue.
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§ 22-279a. Quarantine of animals being tested for disease or biological or chemical residue.
Sec. 22-279a. Quarantine of animals being tested for disease or biological or chemical residue. Any livestock animal or poultry that is tested for any disease in accordance with the Uniform Methods and Rules of the United States Department of Agriculture or for any biological or chemical residue known to be in this state shall be quarantined on the premises where the test is made until the test results are available and the test chart is signed by a licensed accredited veterinarian or an employee of the Department of Agriculture administering the test, provided the commissioner may release such livestock animal or poultry from quarantine at any time. Any blood, tissue or milk sample taken from any livestock animal or poultry pursuant to this section shall be submitted for analysis to a laboratory approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture. The laboratory shall report the results of the test to the commissioner who shall notify the person administering the test of such results.
(P.A. 84-6, S. 1, 2; P.A. 97-234, S. 9; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e), (f); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 23-187, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 97-234 deleted reference to repealed Sec. 22-394; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner and Department of Agriculture with Commissioner and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 23-187 added reference to chemical residue known to be in this state and reference to a licensed accredited veterinarian and made a technical change, effective June 28, 2023.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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