§142-6 Quarantine. The department of agriculture may quarantine any domestic animal known to be affected with or to have been exposed to any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, and destroy the same, when in the opinion of the department, such measure is necessary to prevent the spread of the disease, and provide for the proper disposition of its hide and carcass; and disinfect premises where the disease may have existed. [L 1905, c 82, pt of §4; RL 1925, §613; RL 1935, §208; RL 1945, §1057; RL 1955, §20-7; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §22; am L 1961, c 132, §2; HRS §142-6]