3.2-6022 - Indemnity to owner for the euthanasia or slaughter of swine.
§ 3.2-6022. Indemnity to owner for the euthanasia or slaughter of swine.
At such time as the Commonwealth is approved for and becomes eligible toparticipate in and receive funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculturepursuant to United States Public Law 87-209; 75 Stat. 481 (21 U.S.C.A. §§111-113 et seq.), the Commissioner may obtain an appraisal of the fair marketvalue of any swine destroyed pursuant to this article and indemnify the ownerthereof for the value of such swine destroyed in an amount equal to theindemnity paid by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and in no event shallthe total indemnity paid by the Commissioner and the U.S. Department ofAgriculture exceed the appraised value of such swine. In cases where salvageis received by the owner of the swine, the amount of salvage shall bededucted from the appraised value of the swine in computing the amount ofstate indemnity.
(Code 1950, § 3-598.9; 1966, c. 5, § 3.1-763.3; 2008, c. 860.)