It is against the public policy of this state to import into the state or to own, have in one's possession, sell, transfer, transport, drive, or convey inside the state any animal diseased or infected with any of the diseases described in AS 03.45.030 .

A person may not import into the state, own, have in one's possession, sell, transfer, transport, drive, or convey, inside the state any animal diseased or infected with any of the diseases described in AS 03.45.030.

The commissioner of environmental conservation may enter into cooperative agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture for controlling diseases among dairy cattle and may match federal indemnity payments for livestock slaughtered thereunder, from any funds available. The commissioner shall keep a record of all payments made, with a copy of the inspector's certification of appraised value and salvage value.

For each violation of AS 03.45.010 - 03.45.030, the shipper or party responsible for the violation is punishable by a fine of not more than $500. A consignee knowingly receiving diseased animals shipped and transported in violation of these sections is punishable by a fine of not more than $500. A carrier knowingly carrying or transporting diseased animals in violation of these sections, is punishable by a fine of not more than $500.

A person may not bring into the state any horse, cattle, or swine for work, feeding, breeding, dairying, or for any other purpose unless the animal has been examined and found free from glanders, farcy, tuberculosis, actinomycosis, rinderpest, foot and mouth disease, contagious abortion, contagious keratitis, scabies, maladie du coit, swine plague, and hog cholera. Swine in addition shall have been given the serum treatment for hog cholera within two weeks before shipping, unless a permit has been obtained from the proper authorities of the state, territory, or foreign country from which the animal is shipped, or from an inspector of the Department of Agriculture of the United States assigned to the division of dairy and livestock in the state, territory, or foreign country from which the animal is shipped. A steamship or transportation company or other common carrier may not bring any animal into the state without first having had it examined, or treated, and found free from the diseases described in this section and having obtained the permit provided for in this section.

The Department of Administration shall keep a record of the appraised value of all dairy cattle slaughtered or destroyed and of the salvage value thereof, stating the date when the animal was slaughtered or destroyed and the name of the inspector who ordered the animal slaughtered or destroyed. The Department of Administration, with the approval of the Department of Environmental Conservation, shall pay the owner of the animal slaughtered or destroyed two-thirds of the difference between the appraised value and the salvage value of the animal slaughtered or destroyed. The appraised valuation of each slaughtered animal may not exceed $175 in the first judicial district and not more than $200 in the second and third judicial districts and not more than $250 in the fourth judicial district. Payment may not be made if at the time of inspection, test, or destruction, the animal was upon the premises of any person to which it had been sold, shipped, or delivered for the purpose of being slaughtered. Payment may not be made unless the owner has complied with all lawful quarantine regulations.

Domestic animals and poultry in the state are subject to inspection and test for all diseases, and to quarantine, slaughter, or destruction when found to be infected with or suffering from any contagious disease by an inspector of the Animal Disease Eradication Branch, United States Department of Agriculture, or by a qualified inspector authorized by the commissioner of environmental conservation to make inspections and tests of animals. Inspections and tests of animals kept for dairy purposes by dairies that offer their products to the public in the state, and inspection and tests of animals kept for private dairy purposes, provided they are readily accessible, shall be made at least once every year, if possible, and all animals not readily accessible for inspection shall be inspected before they are brought into a community where other animals used for dairy purposes are kept. The commissioner may make arrangements with the Animal Disease Eradication Branch, United States Department of Agriculture, for these inspections and tests. In the event that arrangements cannot be made with the Animal Disease Eradication Branch, the commissioner may employ inspectors. Inspections shall be carried on in cooperation with the Animal Disease Eradication Branch and in accordance with its regulations.

(a) After inspection and test, the inspector described in AS 03.45.050 shall determine whether the animal inspected is subject to quarantine, slaughter, or destruction.

(b) If the inspector determines that the animal is subject to quarantine, the inspector shall prescribe the conditions and the length of time the animal is subject to quarantine.

(c) If the inspector determines that the animal should be slaughtered or destroyed, the inspector may condemn and have the animal slaughtered or destroyed in the manner the inspector determines. Reimbursement may be allowed for the slaughter or destruction of dairy cattle only. In such case, the inspector and the owner shall appraise the dairy cattle at a fair valuation without regard to the disease. Where they cannot agree as to the value of the animal, the owner and inspector may select a disinterested third party to aid in the appraisement. Where they cannot agree on the selection of a third party, a peace officer in the judicial district where the inspection is made may designate a third disinterested party to act with the inspector and owner to determine the value of the animal. The amount realized from the sale of the carcass of the slaughtered animal shall be paid to the owner of the animal and the inspector shall certify to the commissioner of environmental conservation the name and address of the owner, the date the animal was condemned, the appraised value of the animal, together with the net sum realized from the salvage thereof, or which could have been realized.