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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 15.11.17.03" title_num="15" subtitle_num="11" chapter_num="17" heading="Responsibility of Livestock Market Operators.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An operator of a livestock market:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall provide humane treatment of livestock in its custody;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>May not accept downers for sale at its market;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>In the case of livestock that become downers after acceptance for sale at the market, shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Provide the needed equipment for handling, moving, and, if necessary, euthanizing these animals,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Identify and mark the livestock in a distinctive manner,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Separate and separately pen the livestock from healthy animals, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Notify the Department that an animal has become a downer; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Shall properly dispose of all animals that die or are euthanized after acceptance into the market.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The operator of a livestock market is permitted to offer or sell 3-D livestock only to a slaughtering establishment for immediate slaughter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>At the close of a livestock sale, if any downers remain unsold, the market operator immediately shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Euthanize the livestock as provided under 9 CFR 313; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Place them in the care of a licensed veterinarian.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>