TITLE: Relating to the issuance of permits for bovine producer dairy farms in certain areas of this state.

SUMMARY: Relating to the issuance of permits for bovine producer dairy farms in certain areas of this state.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the issuance of permits for bovine producer dairy farms in certain areas of this state. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 435.006(d), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (d) The department may not issue a producer dairy farm permit to a person for a bovine producer dairy farm located in an area infected with or at a high risk for bovine tuberculosis, as determined epidemiologically and defined by rule of the Texas Animal Health Commission. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.