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TX Agric Code § 150.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 150 - Imported Meat|Subchapter A. Sale of Imported Fresh Meat|Section 150.003. Criminal Penalty

Sec. 150.003.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates Section 150.002 of this code.(b)  A first offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $200.  A subsequent offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500, confinement in the county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days, or both.(c)  The Texas Department of Health shall enforce Section 150.002 of this code and shall file a sworn complaint against any person who violates that section.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 2.02(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Agric Code § 150.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 150 - Imported Meat|Subchapter B. Purchase of Imported Beef by State Agencies and Political Subdivisions|Section 150.011. Definitions

Sec. 150.011.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Political subdivision" means a county or municipality or a school, junior college, water, hospital, reclamation, or other special-purpose district.(2)  "State agency" means an agency, department, board, or commission of the state or a state eleemosynary, educational, rehabilitative, correctional, or custodial facility.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 2.02(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Agric Code § 150.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 150 - Imported Meat|Subchapter B. Purchase of Imported Beef by State Agencies and Political Subdivisions|Section 150.012. Purchase of Imported Beef by State Agency or Political Subdivision

Sec. 150.012.  PURCHASE OF IMPORTED BEEF BY STATE AGENCY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.  (a)  A state agency or political subdivision may not purchase beef or a product consisting substantially of beef that has been imported from outside the United States.(b)  The Texas Department of Health shall enforce this section and shall receive reports of violations of this section.(c)  The Texas Board of Health shall adopt rules for the reporting of purchases covered by this section by state agencies and political subdivisions and for the reporting of violations of this section.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 2.02(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Agric Code § 161.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 161 - General Disease and Pest Control|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 161.001. Definitions

Sec. 161.001.  DEFINITIONS.  (a)  In this chapter:(1)  "Animal" includes livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, and exotic fowl.(2)  "Commission" means the Texas Animal Health Commission.(3)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 604, Sec. 5.(4)  "Exotic livestock" means grass-eating or plant-eating, single-hooved or cloven-hooved mammals that are not indigenous to this state and are known as ungulates, including animals from the swine, horse, tapir, rhinoceros, elephant, deer, and antelope families.(5)  "Exotic fowl" means any avian species that is not indigenous to this state.  The term includes ratites.(b)  References in Subchapter A, C, D, E, or H of this chapter to "livestock," "domestic animals," "domestic fowl," or other specifically named animals shall be construed to include all or part of the carcasses of those animals.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1393, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 637, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 31, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 35, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 604, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 161.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 161 - General Disease and Pest Control|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 161.002. Caretaker of Animal

Sec. 161.002.  CARETAKER OF ANIMAL.  (a)  A person is subject to this chapter as the caretaker of an animal and is presumed to control the animal if the person:(1)  is the owner or lessee of the pen, pasture, or other place in which the animal is located and has control of that place;  or(2)  exercises care or control over the animal.(b)  This section does not limit the care and control of an animal to any person.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1393, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 161.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 161 - General Disease and Pest Control|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 161.003. Duty of County Commissioners Court

Sec. 161.003.  DUTY OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT.  (a)  The commissioners court of each county shall cooperate with and assist the commission in protecting livestock, domestic animals, and domestic fowl from communicable diseases, regardless of whether a particular disease exists in the county.(b)  Each commissioners court may employ a veterinarian at the expense of the county.  Any veterinarian employed is subject to approval by the commission.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1393, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 161.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 161 - General Disease and Pest Control|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 161.004. Disposal of Diseased Livestock Carcass

Sec. 161.004.  DISPOSAL OF DISEASED LIVESTOCK CARCASS.(a)  A person who is the owner or caretaker of livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl that die from a disease listed by the commission in rules adopted under Section 161.041, or who owns or controls the land on which the livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl die or on which the carcasses are found, shall dispose of the carcasses in the manner required by the commission under this section.(b)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality may not adopt a rule related to the disposal of livestock under this section unless the rule is developed in cooperation with and is approved by the Texas Animal Health Commission.(c)  The commission shall:(1)  determine the most effective methods of disposing of diseased carcasses, including methods other than burning or burial; and(2)  by rule prescribe the method or methods that a person may use to dispose of a carcass as required by Subsection (a).(d)  The commission  by rule may delegate its authority under this section to the executive director.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1394, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1333, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1242 (H.B. 2543), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2008.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 849 (S.B. 705), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Agric Code § 161.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 161 - General Disease and Pest Control|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 161.005. Commission Written Instruments

Sec. 161.005.  COMMISSION WRITTEN INSTRUMENTS.  (a)  The commission may authorize the executive director or another employee to sign written instruments on behalf of the commission.  A written instrument, including a quarantine or written notice, signed under that authority has the same force and effect as if signed by the entire commission.(b)  Any written instrument issued by the commission is admissible as evidence in court if certified by the presiding officer or the executive director.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1394, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 24, ch. 3, Sec. 17, eff. June 27, 1983;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Agric Code § 161.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 161 - General Disease and Pest Control|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 161.006. Documents to Accompany Shipment

Sec. 161.006.  DOCUMENTS TO ACCOMPANY SHIPMENT.  (a)  If this chapter requires that a certificate or permit accompany animals or commodities moved in this state, the document must be:(1)  in the possession of the conductor of a train and attached to the waybill of the shipment, if the movement is by rail;  or(2)  in the possession of the person in charge of the animals or commodities, if the movement is made by any other means.(b)  This section does not apply to a certificate provided for by Section 161.088 of this code.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1394, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 161.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 161 - General Disease and Pest Control|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 161.007. Exposure or Infection Considered Continuing

Sec. 161.007.  EXPOSURE OR INFECTION CONSIDERED CONTINUING.  If a veterinarian employed by the commission determines that a communicable disease exists among livestock, domestic animals, or domestic fowl or on certain premises or that livestock, domestic animals, or domestic fowl have been exposed to the agency of transmission of a communicable disease, the exposure or infection is considered to continue until the commission determines that the exposure or infection has been eradicated through methods prescribed by rule of the commission.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1394, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 161.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 161 - General Disease and Pest Control|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 161.008. State Funds Reform Act Applicable

Sec. 161.008.  STATE FUNDS REFORM ACT APPLICABLE.  All money paid to the commission under this chapter is subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 404, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Agric Code § 161.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 161 - General Disease and Pest Control|Subchapter B. Texas Animal Health Commission|Section 161.021. Composition

Sec. 161.021.  COMPOSITION.  (a)  The commission is composed of 13 commissioners appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, with the appropriate number from each of the following categories:(1)  a practitioner of veterinary medicine;(2)  a dairyman;(3)  a cattle raiser;(4)  a hog raiser;(5)  a sheep or goat raiser;(6)  a poultry raiser;(7)  an individual involved in the equine industry;(8)  an individual involved in the feedlot industry;(9)  an individual involved in the livestock marketing industry;(10)  three members of the general public;  and(11)  an individual involved in the exotic livestock or exotic fowl industry.(b)  In making appointments to the commission, the governor, to the extent practicable, shall give proportionate representation to the northern, eastern, southern, and western portions of the state.(c)  Appointments to the commission shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.(d)  A person is not eligible for appointment as a public member of the commission if the person or the person's spouse:(1)  is registered, certified, or licensed by the commission;(2)  is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by the commission or receiving money from the commission;(3)  owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money  from the commission; or(4)  uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the commission, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for commission membership, attendance, or expenses.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1394, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 14, ch. 3, Sec. 1, eff. June 27, 1983;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 699, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1170, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1242 (H.B. 2543), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Agric Code § 161.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 161 - General Disease and Pest Control|Subchapter B. Texas Animal Health Commission|Section 161.022. Term

Sec. 161.022.  TERM.  Commissioners serve for staggered terms of six years, with the terms of four or five members expiring every other year.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1395, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 699, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1170, Sec. 2.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 161.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 161 - General Disease and Pest Control|Subchapter B. Texas Animal Health Commission|Section 161.023. Mandatory Training Program for Commissioners

Sec. 161.023.  MANDATORY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR COMMISSIONERS.  (a)  A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the commission may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the commission until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.(b)  The training program must provide the person with information regarding:(1)  the law governing commission operations;(2)  the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the commission;(3)  the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the commission;(4)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the commission;(5)  the requirements of:(A)  laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of interest; and(B)  other laws applicable to members of a state policy-making body in performing their duties; and(6)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the commission or the Texas Ethics Commission.(c)  A person appointed to the commission is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program, regardless of whether attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for the office.(d)  The executive director of the commission shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b).  The executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each member of the commission.  Each member of the commission shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging that the member received and has reviewed the training manual.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1242 (H.B. 2543), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 849 (S.B. 705), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Agric Code § 161.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 161 - General Disease and Pest Control|Subchapter B. Texas Animal Health Commission|Section 161.024. Presiding Officer

Sec. 161.024.  PRESIDING OFFICER.  The governor shall designate a member of the commission as the presiding officer of the commission to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1395, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Agric Code § 161.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 161 - General Disease and Pest Control|Subchapter B. Texas Animal Health Commission|Section 161.025. Vacancies

Sec. 161.025.  VACANCIES.  The governor shall fill vacancies by appointment for the unexpired term.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1395, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 161.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 161 - General Disease and Pest Control|Subchapter B. Texas Animal Health Commission|Section 161.026. Expenses and per Diem

Sec. 161.026.  EXPENSES AND PER DIEM.  Each commissioner is entitled to reasonable travel expenses incurred in performing official duties and to the per diem set in the General Appropriations Act for members of state boards and commissions.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1395, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Agric Code § 161.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 161 - General Disease and Pest Control|Subchapter B. Texas Animal Health Commission|Section 161.027. Sunset Provision

Sec. 161.027.  SUNSET PROVISION.  The Texas Animal Health Commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2033.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1395, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 188, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 729, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 17, Sec. 2.02, eff. Nov. 12, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1242 (H.B. 2543), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (S.B. 652), Sec. 5.01, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 849 (S.B. 705), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Agric Code § 161.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 161 - General Disease and Pest Control|Subchapter B. Texas Animal Health Commission|Section 161.028. Restrictions on Commission Appointment, Membership, and Employment

Sec. 161.028.  RESTRICTIONS ON COMMISSION APPOINTMENT, MEMBERSHIP, AND EMPLOYMENT.  (a)  In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.  The term does not include an association formed to benefit or promote a particular breed of livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl.(b)  A person may not be a member of the commission and may not be a commission employee in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), if:(1)  the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of livestock production, exotic livestock production, domestic fowl production, or exotic fowl production; or(2)  the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of livestock production, exotic livestock production, domestic fowl production, or exotic fowl production.(c)   A person may not serve as a member of the commission or act as the general counsel to the commission or the agency if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the commission.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1242 (H.B. 2543), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Agric Code § 161.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 161 - General Disease and Pest Control|Subchapter B. Texas Animal Health Commission|Section 161.029. Removal of Commission Members

Sec. 161.029.  REMOVAL OF COMMISSION MEMBERS.  (a)  It is a ground for removal from the commission if a member:(1)  does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 161.021;(2)  does not maintain during service on the commission the qualifications required by Section 161.021;(3)  is ineligible for membership under Section 161.021(d) or 161.028;(4)  cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or(5)  is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled commission meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the commission.(b)  The validity of an action of the commission is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a commission member exists.(c)  If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the commission of the potential ground.  The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.  If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest officer of the commission, who shall notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 386, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1242 (H.B. 2543), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 849 (S.B. 705), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Agric Code § 161.030 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 161 - General Disease and Pest Control|Subchapter B. Texas Animal Health Commission|Section 161.030. Separation of Authority

Sec. 161.030.  SEPARATION OF AUTHORITY.  The commission shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the commission and the management responsibilities of the executive director and the staff of the commission.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|