(a) The Department of Agriculture shall protect the health of the domestic animals of the State, and determine and employ the most efficient and practical means for the detection, prevention, suppression, control or eradication of dangerous, contagious or infectious diseases among the domestic animals, to include a blood test and injection test for the determination of the existence of any contagious or infectious disease. For these purposes it may establish, maintain, enforce and regulate such quarantine and other measures relating to the movement and care of animals and their products, the disinfection of suspected localities and articles and the destruction of animals, as it deems necessary, and may adopt from time to time all such regulations as are necessary and proper for carrying out the purposes of this chapter and Chapter 73 of this title. In the case of any contagious disease, the Department or its authorized agents may put under quarantine the entire herd containing the suspected or diseased animal or animals.
(b) Where this section is in conflict with Chapter 63 of this title, this section shall control.
26 Del. Laws, c. 78, § 2; Code 1915, § 684; 32 Del. Laws, c. 33, § 4; Code 1935, § 607; 3 Del. C. 1953, § 7101; 52 Del. Laws, c. 281, § 1; 57 Del. Laws, c. 764, § 24; 66 Del. Laws, c. 157, § 1.
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