OFFICE OFIHE AT70RNEY GENERALOFTEAUSTIN 

e- 0. MANN 

.-amBoaqvible T. 0. Booth 

State 'Voterlnuian 

Ll?adtoak sanitary CQlaEiSSlQn 

?oxt Worth, Texas 

Bear Sir: 

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Opiaioa Ro. 0-*S;e 

Rwr 1l a written permit la 

given to a' periion~wbioh‘wfll 

peqlt the iwgortation ef 

Ziv88took into the State Ot 

Tex88 from. othtir 8tate8 ,apoa 

whloh the Llterrtook 5aaitaxy 

Camtlsolon ha8 phtid .a quu8a~ 

t!l!l~, and aaeh.peraon, attu 

We8 ."J"8 qo 

th4~ stats 0r ~0888, 

; oaqp4 wlth+hm ptammu:-or the p8rmit 02 tba 

0th~ r~oir01~~8 or th8 WranWite';.w ii a paraoa Sqwrts 

LiW,8toak ti vioht%0n af the . 

~q~%6In.@nt8 of the warantino, 

vroqld it b8 legal r0r a lff enroraement orrioer in the state 

0r Texae to rile a aomplalnt, 

exxut and proveauta rash a 

p8r8OI3 Ma W0Ui.a th8 peMityror rfolating thi qouantine, 

e8.pTot%O(L in 800. 4 fI.B. 

;.76, be the lt3sg81 peaa i 

~ruoh l violation? 

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**All qu8raati.M notloer 8hall atate the requirmmafi8 and re8trlatlonr unau Whloh livestook 

oan ba permittad to antar the Stata 0r Texas or to 

be 8t0vea from any quarantlmd plaosa: or fs tha 

8eriOlUW388 Or the di8saM 18 S\lOh that laovemsnts Or 

8uoh llw8took shotid not be permlttod, thea ana la 

that went 88id quarantlnm ahall 8t8te this ra0t.t 

"Th8 qW8tiOE rhloh i8 a88irud t0 be an8WrOb 18, 

in th8 evant ttmt a written ponnlt is given to a per8011 

whloh will QernLt the inlportatlon 0r llrsetook into the 

St8w of Texas from other atat.8, up~nwhlah thls Gommlrslan 5s plaoea .a quarantlna, 8uoh quarantim raquiring a WritJtM pen&t from this Comaiselon,~ or $n 

addition a wrltt8n perdt and a health oertiiioat8 

that the zequlrmanta of the quarantine han 

led alth, aul suah person, arQ8r enter&kg the 

8tak or T0xa8 a089 not ocmpry wfth the prorfrlom or ' 

the gw~~if or iW other r8qulrement8 oithe quex8ntlne, 

or lr a person ~isporta lire8took Sn rlola.tion ,0r ths roqulremwtr of the q\rarantl.im~ would it bo 186al rdr a 

lw~eiuorowent orrioor in the state or T0r1mto rila 

a ooqplaiat, 8rrert ana pro8eeutw ftloh a per8odaad 

would the panalt 

edgd far IcSeg F 

ror +iol8ting the quuantlw, a8 proIan 4,of thfr 8ame Aot, bo the 1-1 

pen8lff ror suoh 8 vlolatloa. 

F'SOot;lon 0 oi ~thls 8ElW AOt, &at@8 that 8tOObT 

or rem e 

8 hbp? 8 for ~618fe @laa&taZ pltrp#es, still bo ad- ,;: 

sattla, or oattle, aheop and hop billed end 

mlttW’~iiito the State of Texa8 without o.@rti.floetlOn, 

treatment v8oqdn4 tlon or. teat- ana Seotlon 10 or 

thl8 8am&at, 8~tetS8 the mamar in rhlah soch'~lirratoak 8htBll be 8OOOrd.d the (IeMgnatlon Of inBW6i8t* 

r1arrgfiter. 

‘. bn fha pttat, poaoo .~flwrr have attEmPt to aniprob the laus br thlr 08anni8~1an In ra8paot l mabiallt 

to dm~etldak 8&SaghtOr ho@ arId 0V.n -U& tha tZ'UOhr@ 

h~~,alttea #t&WMt8 rhloh are made oat of OOWH,, 

~~f$#msolVnr, tb8t 8Ud ho&r'are r0r lmmedlate ola86htu. 

$bsf ~do.Wt take them to a elatxghterinp Oeteb~abPcmt~ 

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OpOl’Rting in Tb’lB8, Wbr. the iatk¶titJ Of the hogs, 

Of 9OuTB9, UO lO8t. Ina8muoh aa the written 8tatsmmt 0r the driver 18 all that is,neee8sary, be may 

nmko puoh s$atwmb,r on nags, whleh are obviously 

not or lmmdlato 8laughtar type, and evade athar raqulremants 0r hog8 in that manner and it is pbj8ioallv Inpoulble ror looal paaoe oSrloar8 or amployaoa of the 

VetulBUy l&paTtiMnt of the Llve8tOOk Benltaw Chmml88lon, to frail the80 truaka to the point where the 

aad 6r0 aiop008a or." 

Howe Bill HO. 76, Aote lQi29, 41st Leg., &!It~C. S., 

18 set forth ia Vexnon~a Aanotated Penal Code aa Artlolo 16ESb. 

Seotlon 1.09 Artlolp lW5b. 8upra, authorlzaei the liv8- 

8took Maltarf ao!nml88lon~ot thl8 State to establish quarantlner' 

agaizlnst other ,State8, tsrrltox%6s, ror8ign OOURtrie8 and portlom 

thereof winawitr raid ocmini88ion asoer8ain8 or la lnforaikd that 

say 0r tne dlmaerr meDtiunea ia &e AOt ertbt t&rein ard to 

l rtabli8h qaorantin~d~rlthin the St&t8 oi Texns, al80 oOantlo8, - 

dl8trlota, area* pr8mW)a, labr, pasture*, lots,,ransho#; fammj 

titidr, TaPgO8,,$hCWl&htltb8, buildiiL&8, baraa,, 6kble8,'btookyud pen8 and other p~oo8'when8rer said qoapiedlon l wuta iaa 

that any or eafdc’d18eaeis or the a&sno~er of t~rion thereOr Wilt i&3 GUI tit: 8aid phi@+8 0r WO&, tiny Or Uid ‘lhMt430ke~ 

tbm*stio au&m r a, or df+rmrtlo rods; or that an$ 0r raid plaoo8, 

lin-8tO&, tteas;iiJt$O aliina18 OX doamstlo fWlq'U0 WPO8.d to 

einy ci bald dl8eram or ~80 the $y?m~ ar agonoy Of txMd8d04 

or any or 8aGl dirsilaed. \,. :” 

Swtlon B,of Arti& l6~5bi.8u~ra,'pre8crrlbss the Inanstar ln whluh ndScm8 Of qtWantin~8 e@iabl,i8heb by the l~~estook 

eanltafy 'aaumls~lan &all ba given. 

seoti& 4 0r'Artfale Wesb, supra, anmng other thing8 

providei >&II offeiv$:that if any f#;i8oq, firm or aorporatloa . 

shau in sap man&r move or transport sny oattle; hor8d8, mu188, 

etO, into ~@e stats or Term -many state,.,territory or r0reieP 

oountry agafm!&~&h a qu8ranfJlne Fe e8tablirhd by the lit+ 

stook 8nnltnlg 00@%88iOa ?aae a0y pr0~18icin 0r the Aot, or rrw 

eny quarantinea pas*: or anf+ta sup .,,terrltory or r0rOiga aouatv 

a(caln6t tit-h )ia qtm$antiPe l&establd.8hqd.by the llre8took lraniL 

tictry O~&ICE tina*, any proi’qon ‘,i the Aot, 8haZ.l 50 Sned 

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not 108s than $26.00 per head nor more than $100.00 per head ror 

aaoh bsad Of 8uoh litiertook, dolnrstia anisa18 Or d02Db8tiO fOUi8 

rhloh are In arw mnuu traasmorted or aored by 8ai6 DUML 

rira or oorporatloa In violation 0r 8ald quaraitlne, inib 

sai4 livs8took. dome8tlo animals or dOUW8tlO m3.8 arTGG&- 

pansea by a written oartlrioat8 or written ~8rmit from the tire8took sanitary ooti88lon of Texas or a mrlrittan oertlflaata or 

wrltka permit from a vetarlnarlan or other Tbpre8entatiqa 8uthOTir;O&by 861& OOBEt881OA t0 i.88Ue the 8ama. This l Otiw 

@eation 4) make8 it a penal Ofr8Iilre ror any person, rinz or 

oorporatloi totralrrpotf; or move into this State in-any manner 

dom8tlo animels or domestlo fouls, eta., iron t&e Stats or a 

territory uhloh Is quuentlned unless said person, firm or 

corporation obtains a written oartlrioata or written permit frsla 

tb llnatoak mnlt8ry oomml8~8lar or a written permit rr0pl a 

vetuimrl6in or other tqnW8ntatlw authorlmd by mid oommlS8lont0 b8tn tho.W,whiuh $8 to aooompangtb6 dcsutia 

a-18 or doM8tiO ra8 or lln8took transportad or aWe, 

inanymannar,into thla State. Utar tlm writtanoartirieate 

or @wmlt ln obklned from the aommbaion QT It8 autlurlrd 

a@at,.,appUed~ SOOtiw 4 d-8 not prOvld9 that a tlOl.dl~ 

eith~~itIXtUgrOri81OASOftbB OUtifiMtO OX pUBit8lla~ 

be 8 pa81 0rrmi ur prwm 8ny penalty ror th8 viol8tion 

ot tla Mmo. Bowwor,it any per80~,rlrm or oorporatlon should 

tZSA8QOT$ or IPOW) in 8ny mar, llvastook, ato., into thle 

8tata frem a qaarsntin8d axe8 without obtaining the rrittoa 

aortiti’oataor parrit, th& Saotlon 4 would b8 appllaabka and 

the p&ywronld ~&a 8ubjaet to proseoution unbox! said Seotion. 

And hsy per&on *ho I8 generally qualitled to make a complaint 

oorrld fl& a *inplaint egrlnrt the petty or parties violating 

the pmvi8ionr aad~aafpeaos 0rri0u 00ola legalLy arrest the 

partla8 SO r,lolating the sa&d 8eotlon and prosroution oould ba 

imtltutod and oarriod on as .Sn other ordinary misd6moanor oase& 

motion 9 or Artlolo LSSb, supre, 8mong other thin@, 

prorider in ers60t, that lt~sball be unlawful for any pu8on, 

i+rm or'aorporatioa-W 8hip,.drlve., haul, eta., Or othami8a 

mote #raP any l tat4, turltoxy or fore&p oouatry Into a ay 

otity iri,t.he State ot Texas; or tar any railroad aompany or 

Oth;fZ' ~01~4011 oarrier tq hati, ship Or tran6poti Pinto any OatY 

U,t&$ ate oi Texa8 16roiany 8tat0, eta.; Bn oattla, hOTUa8, 

mu&S, ate.* eraept.dS'~~Y?OVithd ia the AQt, UD K 98 bne .. BEIM 

arii ao@@agied by a health aertlfloata isaud by a veterinarian 

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Honorable T. a; Booth, Page 5 

~euthorlaed by or reoogulaed by the llveatoek amItary OQPI 

mission on a health Oertifloate form preaorlbe4 in ths rulea 

an4 regulations of aaI4 0fnm18810n. 

provider that: 

Howmer, thla aeetI0n 

%tooker or range ohttls, an4 oattls ard 

ahaep and hoga billed an4 ahIpped.ior InmedIate 

slaughter pu.rpoaea shall be s4mItte4 to the State 

of T8xaa without oertilioation, treatment, raooination or teatlng.* 

Seotlon 10 01 the abore mentioned statute, provider 

In effeot that llreatook ahall,aot be oonaI4en4 aa bllleb or 

shipped 0r lntendsd far imtediate alaughter purpoaea unleaa ther 

are hadled in aooor4ame with the ruler an4 ~egulaflona of tha 

llveatook aanltary oo+aiaalon an4 aeocaapanIe(l ,by a t@ttbn . 

statement or-th* raet.mhom on the war-bill or’biu-&-lablng~ ’ 

efpreaa ahlpping papers, cm ir haaleU :by trneb or other ~rehlalea~ 

the 4rlver ahall h# in hIa.poaaeaafon a written #tattint of 

this iaott Oattle shall not be oenaldere8~atooker or .gw@e oattla 

if thety’m? Ww’er breeding oattlb br ixuWMe4 OattLe.nor 

ii they are Intezidbd rormuk purpeaed. 0bnaI&ring Seotlon 9, 

aupra, It la apparent that~it Ia i rlofLatlon ot~aal.4 Seotlon . 

rJmn any llreatwk aa pstitloned~therein are br'oqght Into th%a 

State without first obtainlug a health oertifioate in the manner 

preaorlbe4 therein Ml888 tlm liteatook brought %nto the at&b 

are aitooker or range oattle en4 oattle an4 aheop an4 h0@ - 

billed On4 shipped for hdl8tb Olatyhter purpomr, rprd 

person vIol.ating the protfalonir of Secltlan 9 MJ bb prbaebu “i. 6 

thereun4er. ~where liveatook are brought Into thla atatb for . 

Imediate .alaughter purpeaea rithout oertlfleation, ti-eatment, 

vaooinatfon or:,teatlng aa require4 by aald Seetlea 9 an4 the 

person 80 bringing eel4 llreat0Ok Into this 8tat8 h88 a raybill or bQ&oot-lading, sxpreaa ahipping papera, or ii hauled 

by traoke br athOr iehiolea the party haa ia hla peaaeaaIaa a 

written crtate+mt 'q? this fret aad the animals are not taken to 

a alatlghte@ng ,eatablishnsnf In oomplianoe with ths abeve mentlonea sot, then such partlea would be aubjeot to'pro8eOut%0n 

under seetlon 9 WlngIng ~aal4 lltsstcwk, et&, inte Chia 

stat0 nlthotlt~~r emplrlng with the mne with reiererPOe fo 

aeouring +~beailth aertIfIoate under the terma ot the atal&% 

xii thiq emneotien, we also 4Ireot your attentLon to 

sootion 26 ~?,~Articlfs lW$b whlah provl4ea In effaot that 

whenever any~2,fre&;topk, e&lnea or fowls aro move4 or permitted 

to move Int0~ the 6tate of $0~8~ In violation of any quarantInO 
Honorable T. 0. Booth, Page 6 

catabllahe4 under any prodalon o? the Aof or any other llreatoek 

sanitary lea or In violation of any prorlslon of tlm aot or or 

any llrertook sanitary law are monovad from eny plsoe In the State 

of Texas in rloletlon of .any quImsfti8 eatablIahe4 under the 

Aot, it ahall be the duty of-t& llreatodk sanitary oomlaeion 

to quarantine ma14 llv*atook ets~ ., w&never ?ounU an4 enforoo 

said quarantine until maid livestook has been properly troateb 

or vaoolnatsd or teuted, 4Ippa4 or otherwlas 4lapoas4 of am may 

be provl404 ?or in ths rules an4 regulations of the livestook 

sanitary ooxaisaion, 

It will l~'Y&ther note&, t&t Seotlon 27 of the abovd 

mentioned Aot provldoi thst any oltlz8n of the State may bring 

an InJunotIon &it to pnforoe any of the prOVisloll8 of the sot 

or te restrain the tbriCBtene4 IliolatXbn of any of the prOviSiQn8 

of the A&an4 the oour@ uy hsrdn dotermlne~,aald injtrnotl~ 

elthbr ia .r~oatIqq or tegm the, an4 ?ully 4lepotm of all Iaauoa 

Involve4 in~ralb ~indunet'ion an4 suit either In taoatlon a'r tern 

the, uhefher ernotthe iranm Is a rba$raining ormadlatory In- 

)unotI~,~pr@4ti reaioncible notloe is given to the 49ienbant 

wnlar t,he~Wrbatlon of the oourt, where mhndatqy ~unethn ia 

sought. 

. 

Truad$g that the ?oregoing?illyaxuiue~ your inquiry, 

we are 

To&a rary t&y 

ATTOIWY OBBEBAL OF THEA8 

BY (..I Ar4exl Wllllalm 

Amafmthut 

APPRO-?ED OOT. 86, 194L APPROVED 

(e) arov~r~sa.lera 

First Aeelatant qttorney dsnexal 

Opinion Oonailttee 

.Bp RW.?. ohairqran