Except as otherwise provided in Section 9571, it is unlawful for any person to knowingly sell, use, expose, or fail to immediately kill, after notification of its condition from a licensed veterinarian or the department, any horse, mule, or other animal which has the disease that is known as dourine, as shown by a complement-fixation test, or which has the disease known as glanders, or farcy, as shown by a reaction to the mallein test, physical examination, or other test or examination which is recognized by the department.