Whenever cattle or bison within this state are tested for tuberculosis or Bang's disease by the board or its agents or employees or by an authorized agent or employee of the United States department of agriculture animal and plant health inspection service, if an animal so tested is found to have a positive reaction to such tests, it shall be permanently marked or branded according to the requirements of the board by the owner or his agent. The type of mark or brand to be used shall be designated by the board, and an animal shall be marked or branded immediately upon instructions from the board.

History: 1941 Comp., § 49-318, enacted by Laws 1949, ch. 48, § 1; 1953 Comp., § 47-3-11; Laws 1993, ch. 248, § 24; 1999, ch. 282, § 26.

The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, in the first sentence, inserted "or bison" following "cattle" near the beginning, inserted "United States" preceding "department of agriculture" near the middle, and inserted "or his agent" following "owner" at the end, and inserted "mark or" preceding "brand" in the second sentence.

The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, added the current catchline; substituted "board" for "cattle sanitary board of New Mexico" in three places; substituted "the department of agriculture animal and plant health inspection service" for "the bureau of animal industry of the United States" in the first sentence; deleted "said cattle sanitary" preceding "board" at the end of the section; and made minor stylistic changes.