36-15-23. Disease testing of livestock - Reimbursement for loss

36-15-23. Disease testing of livestock - Reimbursement for loss 1. A livestock owner may file a claim with the state board of animal health seeking partial reimbursement for the value of any livestock that died as a direct result of official disease testing required by the state veterinarian and conducted on the owner's herd or flock by the state veterinarian or the state veterinarian's designee on or after July 1, 2011. 2. The board shall evaluate each claim in the order of filing. If the board determines that a claim is meritorious, the board shall provide reimbursement to the owner in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars per animal. A decision by the board regarding the animal's cause of death or the amount of reimbursement is final. 3. After expending all biennial appropriations for the provision of reimbursements under this section, the board may not accept any additional claims.