A person owning, possessing, or controlling animals, livestock, or poultry which may be found infested or infected with or exposed to a carrier of an infectious, a contagious, or a communicable disease in a county within this State other than the county in which the person resides may be tried for a violation of Section 47-13-310 in the county where the animal, livestock, or poultry is kept or the county in which the person owning, possessing, or controlling the animal, livestock, or poultry resides.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-424; 1952 Code Section 6-424; 1942 Code Section 5806-35; 1932 Code Section 1340; 1923 (33) 143; 1994 Act No. 362, Section 13, eff May 3, 1994.

Effect of Amendment

The 1994 amendment enlarged the coverage of this section to animals, livestock, or poultry infested or infected with or exposed to a carrier of any infectious, contagious, or communicable disease, rather than to just those infected with or exposed to cattle fever tick.