§ 2-40-1003 - District quarantine line.
2-40-1003. District quarantine line.
(a) There shall be established by the State of Arkansas a district cattle quarantine line described as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of Benton County and running south along the west boundary line of the state to the southwest corner of Washington County; thence in an easterly direction following the southern boundary lines of Washington, Madison, Newton, and Searcy Counties to the northwest corner of Van Buren County, thence south following the line between Van Buren and Pope Counties to the southwest corner of Van Buren County; thence in an easterly direction following the southern boundary line of Van Buren and Cleburne Counties to the southeast corner of Cleburne County; thence in a northerly direction following the line between Cleburne and White Counties to the southwest corner of Independence County; thence east twelve (12) miles following the south line of Independence County to the Jackson County line; thence south six (6) miles to the southwest corner of Jackson County; thence in an easterly direction to the southeast corner of Jackson County; thence in a northerly direction following the east line of Jackson County to the Lawrence County line; thence east along the south line of Lawrence County, to the southeast corner thereof; thence north along the east line of Lawrence County to the southern line of Greene County; thence along the southern line of Greene County to the Missouri line.
(b) If, at any time, it shall be found after investigation by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission that the district cattle quarantine line established by this section should be changed so as to further include or exclude one (1) or more counties or parts of counties, and the recommendation is approved by the commission, it shall be submitted to the Governor, who shall, by proclamation, make the change. The quarantine line thus established shall, from that date, replace the district cattle quarantine line of this section.
(c) All cattle above the district cattle quarantine line of subsection (a) of this section or of the line modified by subsection (b) of this section bearing boophilus annulatus ticks shall be considered as affected with a contagious disease.
(d) This section shall not interfere with the shipment of cattle by cars which are being transported across the state to other markets or places of destination outside of the state or territory included in the quarantine district.