81-2-201. Classification of animals as to compensation for slaughter. Animals slaughtered due to disease under the direction of the department by order of the board may be paid for at 100% of the appraised value.

(1) Eligible animals include cattle, domestic bison, sheep, goats, swine, alternative livestock, and poultry.

(2) Diseases for which animals are eligible for indemnity include foreign animal diseases as classified by the United States department of agriculture, bovine tuberculosis, brucellosis, and chronic wasting disease.

(3) Animals that are injured or killed while they are being inspected or tested under an order of the department or its agent may be paid for at their full appraised value if the claim for the animal is recommended for payment at a meeting of the board when it is shown that the injury or death of the animal was not proximately due to the negligence of the owner or the owner's agent.