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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEYGENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 
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in .eaid zzovmept, un3maa said arivor upon 

dmaand of said peram ox psaoe oifloer 

mkes, signa tinC delivers to said person or 

yea46 offloer a writtea 8tatsmnt aontainl~ 

all the infomatic:n barelc required to be Included 

in permits. &r&b driver shall be fined not 

less thar: Tw~r~tpfivs ( ES&O) 

zora thas TWG U&red ( 8 

Dollars nor 

IMO&O) Dollars for 

each hoad of l.ivslstoaknd eaah dozestio fowl ,~ 

hi said mmement whiah ie not oovsred by all 

the following infonzatA.on: iJam or place of 

ox-i&i, laoluding nam4 of ranah ar other 

place; p&it of destlnatiotisioludfng n&m of 

renah, market aeater, pe4kl.q house or other 

place; wsber of Iivertfiak or fowls with the 

desoription theroof, including kind, brood, 

color, SAG altio arks and brands if there br 

=w. Falluro OP reC?ueaL of such driver tc 

exbiblt to e pamon or jnaco officer s&id 

yeraft or t 0 mGk5 said sta.tsment, shall 

coratit.utS prubabls cm.ase for LO ~gaerson 

or peaa* officer to irdarah said f ruak or 

vehlale to aeaertwlio if It containb anq 

stolen Livsstoak or stolon,dcm?mtlo fowl8 

and to dataln aold eaV&mt a 'rmsonable 

len$th of tfge to asarrttrrin whsther anj 

atolaa livsstaek or stole. fmZ5 are 

ocnteinad therain. Aay drlosr who &as In 

l&s pcs*cssf.ci~ my f8lee or foqed paniLt or 

who makes any false wrlttsn Zitatment shall be 

fined not lam than Tuo Hundred (@Ob.%) 

Dollar6 nar more than Fivs, mridmd (8r5GO.00) 

Collars or ba ah~ll. bs l.qritoned iii t&e 

aoua~g .jaiL not lass thun sixty (50) &sys 

nor mre than six (4) zcmthbe, or'he eb.~ll. be 

punlshsd by both suah Pine and imprlsomrient. 

It is ju-ovidsd thet tha ~rovitafoats of *$Lti 

ket eball alao ag,?ly to a2ac&tersd llvtiiatock 

azd fc~wls an& butahwed portions thereof.* 
The otatute ag!gsarl to be tithin the pollee power 

bf the stata inmiar au Ooneern8 tha authority it extends 

to pm6 OfrLln. 30 doubt the legality of t&t portion 

of the law attw~tis<; to tisgtirs drivera of.vehiolstr to 

uhibit the permit, or m&e the statmsnt gremoribml in 

lieu of eudh psmdt, to pemons other thao peace offlierra,~ 

but a detoralnation of that pueotion is not nw before us. 

fn $mssic.~ the act, the l6gia~etire"intsnt is app6lunt 

fro3 the foXlowIng lsn~uage Of t&I. snsrgency claw81 

The tacta that there are n~srou% 

thQ.fts of lfvezHxvak,and dozM&lo f.owla end 

that the aaid stolen Uvoetoeh sod row18 aim 

beiog hauled in tarrrfcrr, autmobi&oa sod otlwr 

vehloles troa mnehea, paatuma and gnmireu 

along .gubllo roada, thoroughfares and highwqw and timt there icr 94, adipuate .&w 

mgnlafing movements 'of ll~estwk by tamb, 

autfm4bfl46 and otlwr vrbiales whewb;g ,ataeh 

thefti~ nay be prsve&mI ma &M&d crRste 

an Qmrgen6y * * *. 

By pnwl.dons of $he a& t&b offle~em am authmite6 

to ato;, any vehicle u2on.U a,?psa&g thatmoh oehiole I8 

tmnaporttng lIvestook or doaas%iO fowl, aither.alXVs or 

shughtarrd, an4 to mqueat the Qriver~ %O erhibit $hQ pmnlt 

6amsribrd An the et&ate. ,Sf t&a. Q~~vex luy ~90 aiwh &t, 

5t Id.11 bQ proper em the orriaem to reQueett~'tbmit t.h* 

drlrrr D~O&d.lB ?p~!ib the otat&WiSt tifWZ'e& to. ff ZViiwal