TITLE: Relating to the prohibited administration of a vaccine containing mRNA material to certain animals intended for human consumption.

SUMMARY: Relating to the prohibited administration of a vaccine containing mRNA material to certain animals intended for human consumption.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the prohibited administration of a vaccine containing mRNA material to certain animals intended for human consumption. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 161, Agriculture Code, is amended by adding Section 161.0425 to read as follows: Sec. 161.0425. PROHIBITED ADMINISTRATION OF VACCINE CONTAINING MRNA MATERIAL. (a) In this section, "mRNA material" means a substance that introduces messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) corresponding to a viral protein. (b) The commission shall adopt rules to prohibit the administration of a vaccine containing mRNA material to livestock and domestic fowl intended for human consumption. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.