Connecticut General Statutes Title 22. Agriculture. Domestic Animals § 22-288. Compensation for condemned livestock. Appeals

(a) The commissioner may cause any livestock infected with an infectious or contagious disease, including, but not limited to, tuberculosis, anthrax or foot and mouth disease to be euthanized to protect the public health or prevent the spread of such disease but no such livestock shall be euthanized until its value has been determined by the commissioner. In determining the value of condemned livestock, the commissioner shall consider the age, sex, grade and purpose for which such animal was kept. The commissioner may consult with livestock dealers, commission sales stables or other sources familiar with the value of livestock in determining the value of condemned animals. When a certificate has been filed with the commissioner that such animal has been euthanized and the premises disinfected according to the order of the commissioner, within a period of time specified by the commissioner, following the issuance of such order, the amount determined under this section shall be paid to the owner by the state. No animal, the physical condition of which is such that it is of no real value, and no animal which has been in the state for a period of less than three months next preceding its quarantine shall be paid for by the state unless such animal was a natural addition to the herd that was born in this state or was imported into this state in compliance with this chapter.

(b) The amount paid by the state for any livestock that is condemned pursuant to this section and sold for slaughter, shall be deposited by the commissioner into the General Fund. The amount paid by the state to the owner of any such animal shall be limited to the difference between the fair market value of such animal, established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and the amount of any indemnity or payment for such animal received by the owner from the federal government. No compensation shall be paid to the owner of any such livestock by the state unless such animal has been destroyed to prevent the spread of an infectious or contagious disease or to protect the public health. Any animal that is condemned shall be identified with a tag, brand device or marking approved by the commissioner. No such animal shall be moved, euthanized, sold or used for food, except under the direction of the commissioner.

(c) Any person aggrieved by an order of the commissioner to condemn livestock pursuant to this section may appeal such order to the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford not later than seven days after issuance of such order.