P-42 - Animal Health Protection Act

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2.0.6. Following an order issued under section 2.0.4 and until the state of health of the animal or health status of the herd concerned by the order is known, the chief veterinary surgeon may issue such an order with regard to any owner or custodian of an animal or, where applicable, with regard to any owner or person in charge of premises or a vehicle where there is or was an animal, if the chief veterinary surgeon has reasonable cause to believe that the agent is present due to the proximity of the animal or herd concerned by the order issued under section 2.0.4 or due to the existence of an epidemiologic link with that animal or with that herd.
The chief veterinary surgeon may also, by order, require that any fact indicating that the agent is present be reported to him.
The second paragraph of section 2.0.4 applies to an order issued in accordance with the provisions of this section.
2024, c. 27, s. 6.