LD 1985
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LR 3053
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3. Exception to lien. A lien under subsection 2 does not
affect the ownership of an animal or article when a person who
was not responsible for the entry fee and had no notice of the
lien purchases the animal or article.

 
§95.__Restriction on sale of goods and refreshments; lease of
land

 
1.__Sale of goods and exhibitions restricted.__A person who
sells refreshments or other merchandise, or exhibits a show or
play, unless in that person's own dwelling or usual place of
business, within a quarter of a mile of the fairgrounds during
the time a licensed fair is conducted is subject to a forfeit of
not more than $100 to the licensee.

 
2.__Lease restricted.__A person who leases any land or
building adjoining or overlooking the fairgrounds to spectators
of an exhibition on the fairgrounds during the time of the
exhibition, without the written consent of the licensee, is
subject to a forfeit of not more than $100 to the licensee.

 
3.__Recovery on complaint.__A forfeiture under this section
may be recovered on complaint of the licensee.

 
§96.__Use of prohibited substance; animals entered in events

 
1. Prohibition on administration of prohibited substance.__A
person may not feed, inject, insert or otherwise administer or
attempt to administer or instruct, aid or conspire with another
person to administer or employ anyone who administers or attempts
to administer a prohibited substance to an animal.

 
2.__Prohibited use or exhibition of drugged animal.__A person
may not enter or use in an event an animal that has been
administered a prohibited substance. The commissioner may require
that an animal be tested for the presence of a prohibited
substance before, during or after an event.

 
3.__Animals subject to examination; scope; request for test.__
An animal entered in an event is subject to examination under the
direction of a licensed veterinarian or an agent of the licensed
veterinarian.__The licensed veterinarian, with the approval of
the commissioner, may appoint technicians and agents to perform
duties under this section that are not prohibited by other
provisions of law.__The examination may include physical, saliva,
urine or blood tests or other tests or procedures that the
licensed veterinarian considers necessary to carry out the
purposes of this section.__The licensed veterinarian may examine
an animal entered in an event if that animal is on the grounds of
the event.__The licensed veterinarian also may examine an animal


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