OFFICE OFIHE AT70RNEY GENERALOFTEAUSTIN

**e- 0.**  **MANN .-am** 

Boaqvible T. 0. Booth

State 'Voterlnuian Ll?adtoak sanitary CQlaEiSSlQn ?oxt Worth, Texas

Bear Sir:

. 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 

### Camtlsolonha8 phtid .a 

### quu8a~ t!l!l~, and aaeh.peraon, 

### attu

."J"8 We8 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, vroqldit b8 legal r0r a lff enroraement orrioer in 

### the state 0r Texae to 

### rile a aomplalnt, exxut and 

### proveautarash 

### a p8r8OI3

Ma W0Ui.ath8 peMity

### ror rfolating thi **qouantine,** e8.pTot%O(L in 800. 4 fI.B. ;.76, **be the**  **lt3sg81** peaa **i** ~ruoh l violation? **t? iOr** 

### Haaorabla T. 0. ~ml&, page 2

**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 8t0veafrom 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 

### thatwent 88id quarantlnm ahall 

### 8t8tethis ra0t.t


### "Th8 qW8tiOE rhloh 

### i8 a88irudt0 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 Gom

### mlrslan5s 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 ~thls8ElWAOt, &at@8 that 8tOObT
or rem e 

### 8hbp? for ~618fe @laa&taZ pltrp#es, still 

### bo ad- 

### ,;: 8 sattla, or oattle, aheop and hop billed end

mlttW’~iiito the 

### StateofTexa8without 

### o.@rti.floetlOn, treatment v8oqdn4 tlon or.

teat- ana Seotlon 10 or thl8 8am&at, 8~tetS8the mamar inrhlah soch'~lirr

### atoak 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 

### takethem to a elatxghterinp Oeteb~abPcmt~ but take Oh-So oae of the nuBWWIS **AU6ti~~.8s108 POW** tionoraDLe T. 0. BOOtkl,



### Page 9

**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 

### Artlolo16ESb.

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

### Maltarf ao!nml88lon~ot thl8 State to establish quarantlner' agaizlnst

other ,State8,tsrrltox%6s, 

### ror8ignOOURtrie8 

### andportlom thereof winawitr raid ocmini88ionasoer8ain8 

### 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 

### otherp~oo8'when8rer said 

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

### tbm*stioau&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 einyci bald 

### dl8eram or ~80the $y?m~ ar agonoy Of txMd8d04
or **any** or 8aGl **dirsilaed. \,.**  **: ”** 

Swtlon B,of 

### Arti& l6~5bi.8u~ra,'pre8crrlbss the Inan

### star 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$:thatif 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 

### oountryagafm!&~&h a qu8ranfJlne Fe e8tablirhd by the lit+ stook 8nnltnlg 00@%88iOa ?aae a0y pr0~18icin 0r theAot, or rrw sup eny quarantinea pas*: or anf+ta .,,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 ‘,ithe **Aot,** 8haZ.l 50 Sned "',_ 9;;. L, " I: \rHonorable T. 0. Booth, Page 4

not 108s than 

### $26.00per head nor more than $100.00 **per** head 

### ror aaoh bsad Of 8uoh litiertook, dolnrstia

anisa18 Or d02Db8tiO fOUi8 

### rhlohare In **arw mnuu**  **traasmorted** 

### oraored 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 oartlrioat8or written ~8rmit from **the** tire8took sanitary ooti88lon of Texas or a mrlrittan oertlflaata or wrltka permit from a vetarlnarlan or other Tbpre8entatiqa 8u**thOTir;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-anymanner 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 oom**  mlS8lont0 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 ~&a8ubjaet 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 #raPany

## l

tat4, 

### turltoxy or fore&p **oouatry** Into

### aay **otity** iri,t.he

State ot Texas; or tar any railroad 

### aompanyor Oth;fZ' ~01~4011

**oarrier** tq hati, ship Or tran6poti Pintoany OatY U,t&$ ate oi Texa8 16roia ny 8tat0, **eta.;** Bn oattla, hOTUa8, mu&S, ate.* eraept.dS'~~Y?OVithd ia the AQt, K ..

UD 98 bne BEIM arii ao@@agied **by** a health aertlfloata isaud by a veterinarian

- _.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 

### aaI40fnm18810n. 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 

### ahlppingpapers, cm ir haaleU :by trneb or other ~rehlalea~ the 4rlver ahall h# in 

### hIa.poaaeaafon a written #tattint of this 

### iaott Oattle shall 

### notbe oenaldere8~atooker or .gw@eoattla 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'oqghtInto th%a **State** 

### without first obtainlug 

### a health 

### oertifioatein the **manner** preaorlbe4 therein Ml888 tlm liteatook brought %nto the 

### at&b
are aitooker



### orrange oattleen4 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 

### thlaatatb for
. Imediate .alaughter



### purpeaea

rithout oertlfleation, ti-eatment, vaooinatfon 

### or:,teatlng aarequire4 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 

### traokebr athOr iehiolea the party haa ia hla 

### peaaeaaIaa a written 

### crtate+mt'q?thisfret aad 

### the animals 

### are not taken to 

### a **alatlghte@ng ,eatablishnsnf**  In oomplianoe with ths abeve men

### tlonea sot, 

### thensuch partlea would be aubjeot to'pro8eOut%0n under 

### seetlon

9 WlngIng ~aal4lltsstcwk, et&, inte 

### Chia stat0 nlthotlt~~r emplrlng with the mne with reiererPOe fo aeouring +~beailth aertIfIoate 

### under the terma ot the atal&%
xiithiq 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 quarantInOHonorable T. 0. Booth, Page 6



### catabllahe4

underanyprodalon o? theAof 

### or anyotherllreatoek sanitary

lea or In violation of anyprorlslon

of tlmaot or **or** 

### any llrertook

sanitary

law aremonovad



### from enyplsoeIn the **State** 

### of Texas 

### inrloletlon of .any quImsfti8eatablIahe4 under 

### the Aot, it 

### ahallbe thedutyof-t& llreatodk sanitary

oomlaeion to quarantine

ma14 

### llv*atookets~



### .,**w&never** 

### ?ounUan4enforoo 

### saidquarantine

untilmaid 

### livestook hasbeenproperlytroateb or vaoolnatsd

or teuted,

4Ippa4or 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 

### provldoithstany 

### oltlz8n of the State

may **bring** 

### an InJunotIon 

### &it topnforoeanyof theprOVisloll8 

### of thesot 

### 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 suiteitherIn taoatlon a'r tern the, uhefher

ernotthe iranm

Is a rba$raining

ormadlatoryIn- )unotI~,~pr@4ti reaioncible 

### notloeisgivento the49ienbant wnlart,he~Wrbatlon of theoourt,**where**

### mhndatqy ~unethn 

### ia sought.

.

Truad$g thatthe ?oregoing?illyaxuiue~ your inquiry, we are

To&a rary t&y
ATTOIWY OBBEBALOF 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