54-746. Diseased animals; removal from county; permit required; when.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall ship, trail, drive, or otherwise move, permit to be moved, or permit to be driven from one county in the state to any other county in the state, from one part of a county to another, or to any other state any animal which is affected or suspected of being affected with any dangerous, infectious, contagious, or otherwise transmissible disease without first having obtained a permit from the Department of Agriculture therefor. An animal may be transported by the owner or the owner's agent to and from a veterinary clinic or veterinary diagnostic laboratory for purposes of performing diagnostic procedures, examinations, treatments, or tests without obtaining such permit.
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