Connecticut § 22-318a - Dispersal sale of herd.
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§ 22-318a. Dispersal sale of herd.
Sec. 22-318a. Dispersal sale of herd. Any herd owner, auctioneer, livestock dealer or sales manager, who contemplates a complete dispersal sale of a herd or a sale in which more than ten head is to be sold in a group shall furnish a list of animals to be sold to the commissioner not later than fourteen days prior to the sale. No owner, auctioneer, livestock dealer or sales manager shall conduct a dispersal sale without the approval of the commissioner. The State Veterinarian may require such herd to be tested for diseases, as the State Veterinarian determines are necessary, before such sale. If such herd has been tested or is tested in accordance with the provisions of this section and is found negative, permission shall be granted for said sale. Any test required pursuant to this section shall be performed at the owner's expense.
(February, 1965, P.A. 498; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 23-187, S. 22.)
History: 1971 act replaced commissioner of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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 deleted references to cattle and added references to livestock, made technical changes, deleted exception for undue hardship, added reference to State Veterinarian, deleted reference to permits issued pursuant to Sec. 22-303, deleted provisions re private tests and violations, and added provision re any such test being performed at owner's expense, effective June 28, 2023.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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