No person shall treat any live stock with a material or substance for the purpose of interfering with a test for brucellosis or causing or preventing a reaction to such test, or shall interfere in any way with a representative of the department who is making or assisting with a test for brucellosis or shall alter or change any mark of identification for the purpose of misrepresenting the true identity of any live stock or shall otherwise attempt to interfere with the identification of any live stock.
N.J.S. § 4:5-93.30