8 CCR 1201-13, pt. 3 - Veterinary Inspection Procedures

The following procedures apply:

3.1 A market veterinarian shall inspect all livestock and animals presented to a public livestock market for sale for the purpose of determining their condition of health and freedom from infectious or contagious animal diseases.

3.2. Veterinary inspection shall occur prior to sale, with a determination made by the market veterinarian whether any of the animals presented to the public livestock market for sale possesses any of the diseases or injuries specified in Parts 4 or 5 below.

3.3. Should the market veterinarian determine that an animal presented to the public livestock market for sale possesses any of the diseases or injuries specified in Parts 4 or 5 below and should the market veterinarian determine that such disease or injury renders the animal injured, disabled, or diseased beyond recovery, the market veterinarian shall either humanely euthanize the animal or, direct the animal's consignor to remove the animal from the premises, except where the market veterinarian determines that the animal cannot be humanely removed from the premises.

3.3.1. If the market veterinarian determines that the animal identified pursuant to Part 3.3 above may be humanely removed from the premises, the market veterinarian must make no less than one attempt to contact the consignor, whether by phone, or in-person.

3.3.2. A consignor who receives notification from the market veterinarian as provided in 3.3.1 above and who does not, at the time of such notification, direct the market veterinarian to euthanize the animal must immediately remove the animal from the premises. Removal must occur within no more than 12 hours from the point of notification described in 3.3.1.

3.3.3. The market veterinarian, in his or her sole discretion, may euthanize any animal whose consignor, or consignor's designee, has not removed the animal from the premises within 12 hours from the point of the market veterinarian's notification as described in 3.3.2.

3.3.4. If, after making no less than one attempt to contact an animal's consignor pursuant to 3.3.1 and if the animal's consignor has not responded to the market veterinarian's notification within two hours the market veterinarian, in his or her sole discretion, shall determine whether the animal identified by the market veterinarian pursuant to Part 3.3. above should be euthanized.

3.4. The consignor of any animal euthanized will pay the costs of the euthanasia and of any disposal cost associated with such euthanasia.

Notes

8 CCR 1201-13, pt. 3

45 CR 01, January 10, 2022, effective 1/30/2022