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TX Agric Code § 161.042 (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 C. General Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 161.042. Sale and Distribution of Veterinary Biologics

Sec. 161.042.  SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF VETERINARY BIOLOGICS.  The commission may control the sale and distribution of all veterinary biologics except rabies vaccine.  Rabies vaccine shall be sold, distributed, dispensed, and administered in compliance with Chapter 826, Health and Safety Code and the rules adopted thereunder by the Texas Board of Health.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1396, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2605, ch. 693, Sec. 25, eff. Jan. 1, 1982;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 723, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 284(73), eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Agric Code § 161.043 (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 C. General Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 161.043. Regulation of Exhibitions

Sec. 161.043.  REGULATION OF EXHIBITIONS.  The commission may regulate the entry of livestock, domestic animals, and domestic fowl into exhibitions, shows, and fairs and may require treatment or certification of those animals as reasonably necessary to protect against communicable diseases.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1396, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 161.044 (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 C. General Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 161.044. Regulation of Livestock Movement From Stockyards or Railway Shipping Pens

Sec. 161.044.  REGULATION OF LIVESTOCK MOVEMENT FROM STOCKYARDS OR RAILWAY SHIPPING PENS.  The commission may regulate the movement of livestock out of stockyards or railway shipping pens and require treatment or certification of those animals as reasonably necessary to protect against communicable diseases.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1396, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 161.0445 (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 C. General Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 161.0445. Regulation of Export-Import Processing Facilities

Sec. 161.0445.  REGULATION OF EXPORT-IMPORT PROCESSING FACILITIES.  (a)  In this section, "export-import facility" means a public or private livestock export-import processing facility that is a land border port in this state with the capacity to receive and hold livestock and livestock products for transportation in international trade.  The term includes a department facility authorized by Subchapter B, Chapter 146.(b)  The owner or person in charge of an export-import facility shall notify the commission not later than 24 hours after an animal received or held at the facility is refused export out of this state or entry into another country.(c)  The commission may require that an animal held at an export-import facility be tested or treated for a disease or pest if an authorized commission employee considers the test or treatment necessary.  The commission may require the testing or treatment be performed before the animal is removed from the export-import facility.  This state is not liable for the amount of any fee charged for the testing or treatment.(d)  The commission may, for disease or pest control purposes, adopt rules necessary to implement, administer, and enforce this section.  The rules may include reporting and recordkeeping requirements and provisions governing the movement, inspection, testing, or treatment of animals.(e)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly moves an animal in violation of a rule adopted under this section.(f)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor, except that the offense is a Class B misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 329 (H.B. 1958), Sec. 1, eff. June 7, 2021.|
TX Agric Code § 161.045 (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 C. General Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 161.045. Employees; Chief Veterinarian

Sec. 161.045.  EMPLOYEES;  CHIEF VETERINARIAN.  The commission may employ personnel as necessary in the administration of this chapter or other duties of the commission, including a chief veterinarian, a first assistant veterinarian, other veterinarians, and clerical personnel.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1396, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 161.046 (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 C. General Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 161.046. Rules

Sec. 161.046.  RULES.  The commission may adopt rules as necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1396, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Agric Code § 161.047 (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 C. General Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 161.047. Entry Power

Sec. 161.047.  ENTRY POWER.  (a)  A commissioner or a veterinarian or inspector employed by the commission may enter public or private property for the exercise of an authority or performance of a duty under this chapter.(b)  If the commissioner, veterinarian, or inspector under Subsection (a) of this section desires to be accompanied by a peace officer, he or she shall apply for a search warrant to a magistrate of the county in which the property is located.  The magistrate shall issue the search warrant on a showing of probable cause by oath or affirmation.  The search warrant shall describe the place to be entered in a reasonable manner that will enable the owner or caretaker of the property to identify the property described, but the warrant is not required to describe the property by field notes or by metes and bounds.(c)  A search warrant issued under this section authorizes the person to whom it is issued to be accompanied by a peace officer and by as many assistants as the person considers necessary.(d)  A search warrant issued under this section permits entry and reentry for the purposes of this section for 30 days after the day on which it is issued.  After that period, additional search warrants may be issued as often as necessary.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1396, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 161.048 (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 C. General Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 161.048. Inspection of Shipment of Animals or Animal Products

Sec. 161.048.  INSPECTION OF SHIPMENT OF ANIMALS OR ANIMAL PRODUCTS.  (a)  An agent of the commission is entitled to stop and inspect a shipment of animals or animal products being transported in this state in order to:(1)  determine if the shipment is in compliance with the laws and rules administered by the commission affecting the shipment;(2)  determine if the shipment originated from a quarantined area or herd;  or(3)  determine if the shipment presents a danger to the public health or livestock industry through insect infestation or through a communicable or noncommunicable disease.(b)  The commission may detain a shipment of animals or animal products that is being transported in violation of law or a rule of the commission.  The commission may require that the shipment be unloaded at the nearest available loading facility.(c)  The commission may not inspect a railroad train at any point other than a terminal.(d)  The commission may post signs on public highways and use signaling devices, including red lights, in conjunction with signs, if necessary to effectively signal and stop vehicles for inspection.(d-1)  The commission may enter into an agreement with a corporation or other private entity to provide goods or services for the establishment and operation of checkpoints or the performance of inspections under this section.(e)  In this section, "animal product" includes hides;  bones;  hoofs;  horns;  viscera;  parts of animal bodies;  litter, straw, or hay used for bedding;  and any other substance capable of carrying insects or a disease that may endanger the livestock industry.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1397, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 9), Sec. 4, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Agric Code § 161.049 (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 C. General Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 161.049. Dealer Records

Sec. 161.049.  DEALER RECORDS.  (a)  In this section, "dealer" means a person engaged in the business of buying or selling animals in commerce:(1)  on the person's own account;(2)  as an employee or agent of the vendor, the purchaser, or both;  or(3)  on a commission basis.(b)  A "dealer" as defined by Subsection (a) of this section does not include a person who buys or sells animals as part of the person's bona fide breeding, feeding, dairy, or stocker operations but does include livestock markets and commission merchants.(c)  The commission may require a livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl dealer to maintain records of all livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl bought and sold by the dealer.(d)  The commission may inspect and copy the records of a livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl dealer that relate to the buying and selling of those animals.(e)  The commission by rule shall adopt the form and content of the records maintained by a dealer under Subsection (c) of this section.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Agric Code § 161.050 (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 C. General Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 161.050. Injunction

Sec. 161.050.  INJUNCTION.  The commission is entitled to appropriate injunctive relief to prevent or abate a violation of a statute administered or enforced by the commission or a rule adopted or order issued by the commission under such a statute.  On request of the commission, the attorney general shall file suit for the injunctive relief.  Venue is in Travis County.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Agric Code § 161.051 (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 C. General Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 161.051. Memorandum of Understanding on Enforcement of Commission Powers

Sec. 161.051.  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON ENFORCEMENT OF COMMISSION POWERS.  (a)  The commission and the Department of Public Safety by rule shall adopt a joint memorandum of understanding that includes provisions under which Department of Public Safety officers are to check for health papers and permits when a livestock vehicle is stopped for other reasons in the regular course of the officers' duties.  The memorandum shall require:(1)  commission staff to provide information to Department of Public Safety officers regarding health papers and permits;(2)  Department of Public Safety officers to report potential problems to the commission;(3)  commission staff to investigate possible violations reported by Department of Public Safety officers;(4)  Department of Public Safety officers to provide assistance when requested by the commission;  and(5)  commission personnel to notify the Department of Public Safety, when appropriate, of the location of commission roadblocks or special or night operations.(b)  The commission and the Department of Public Safety shall review and update the memorandum not later than the last month of each state fiscal year.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Agric Code § 161.052 (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 C. General Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 161.052. Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation With Local Authorities

Sec. 161.052.  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON COOPERATION WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES.  (a)  The commission and the commissioners court of a county by rule may adopt a joint memorandum of understanding that includes provisions under which the sheriff of that county or the sheriff's deputies are to check for health papers and permits when a livestock vehicle is stopped for other reasons in the regular course of the sheriff's or the deputies' duties.  The memorandum shall require:(1)  commission staff to provide information to the sheriff and the deputies regarding health papers and permits;(2)  the sheriff and the deputies to report potential problems to the commission;(3)  commission staff to investigate possible violations reported by the sheriff or the deputies;(4)  the sheriff or deputies to provide assistance when requested by the commission;  and(5)  commission personnel to notify the sheriff, when appropriate, of commission roadblocks located in the county or special or night operations planned for the county.(b)  The commission and each commissioners court with which the commission adopted a memorandum of understanding shall review and update the memorandum not later than the last month of each state fiscal year.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Agric Code § 161.0525 (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 C. General Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 161.0525. Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation With Other States

Sec. 161.0525.  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON COOPERATION WITH OTHER STATES.  The commission by rule, subject to approval by the governor, may adopt a joint memorandum of understanding with another state that includes provisions under which the commission and the other state may provide assistance to each other in the case of an animal disease outbreak.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 764, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Agric Code § 161.053 (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 C. General Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 161.053. Cooperative Agreements

Sec. 161.053.  COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.  The commission may enter into a cooperative agreement with the department to use for animal health purposes livestock export pens controlled by the department.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Agric Code § 161.054 (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 C. General Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 161.054. Regulation of Movement of Animals; Exception

Sec. 161.054.  REGULATION OF MOVEMENT OF ANIMALS; EXCEPTION.  (a)  As a control measure, the commission by rule may regulate the movement of animals, including feral swine.  The commission may restrict the intrastate movement of animals, including feral swine, even though the movement of the animals is unrestricted in interstate or international commerce.  The commission may require testing, vaccination, or another epidemiologically sound procedure before or after animals are moved.(b)  The commission by rule may prohibit or regulate the movement of animals, including feral swine, into a quarantined herd, premise, or area.(c)  The commission may not adopt a rule that prohibits a person from moving animals, including feral swine, owned by that person within unquarantined contiguous lands owned or controlled by that person.(d)  On application of the owner of an animal, including a feral swine,  a restriction on the movement of the animal imposed under this chapter may be modified by order of the executive director of the commission if the owner demonstrates that the restriction will result in unusual hardship for the owner.  In considering an application under this section, the executive director may consider the effect of prolonged drought, inadequacy of pasturage or unusual feed supply resulting from disaster or other unforeseeable circumstances, or economic hardship.(e)  In connection with the regulation of the movement of feral swine, the commission by rule may require disease testing before movement of a feral swine from one location to another, and establish the conditions under which feral swine may be transported.(f)  The commission's authority to regulate the movement of feral swine may not interfere with the authority of the Parks and Wildlife Department to regulate the hunting or trapping of feral swine.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 31, Sec. 1, eff. April 27, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1242 (H.B. 2543), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Agric Code § 161.0541 (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 C. General Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 161.0541. Elk Disease Surveillance Program

Sec. 161.0541.  ELK DISEASE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM.  (a)  The commission by rule may establish a disease surveillance program for elk.(b)  Rules adopted under this section must:(1)  require each person who moves elk in this state to have elk tested for chronic wasting disease or other diseases as determined by the commission;(2)  be designed to protect the health of the elk population in this state; and(3)  include provisions for testing, identification, transportation, and inspection under the disease surveillance program.(c)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates a rule adopted by the commission under this section.(d)  An offense under Subsection (c) is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense under that subsection, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (H.B. 3330), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 161.0545 (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 C. General Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 161.0545. Movement of Animal Products

Sec. 161.0545.  MOVEMENT OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS.  The commission may adopt rules that require the certification of persons who transport or dispose of inedible animal products, including carcasses, body parts, and waste material.  The commission by rule may provide terms and conditions for the issuance, renewal, and revocation of a certification under this section.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 764, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Agric Code § 161.055 (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 C. General Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 161.055. Slaughter Plant Collection

Sec. 161.055.  SLAUGHTER PLANT COLLECTION.  (a)  The commission may require slaughter plants to collect and submit blood samples and other diagnostic specimens for testing for disease.(b)  The commission by rule shall determine the method of collecting, submitting, and testing of blood samples and other diagnostic specimens.(c)  The owner or operator of a slaughter plant commits an offense if the slaughter plant fails to comply with this section or a rule adopted under this section.  An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 273, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Agric Code § 161.057 (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 C. General Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 161.057. Classification of Areas

Sec. 161.057.  CLASSIFICATION OF AREAS.  (a)  The commission by rule may prescribe criteria for classifying areas in the state for disease control.  The criteria must be based on sound epidemiological principles.  The commission may prescribe different control measures and procedures for areas with different classifications.(b)  The commission by rule may designate as a particular classification an area consisting of one or more counties.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 31, Sec. 1, eff. April 27, 1995.  Renumbered from Sec. 161.053 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(2), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|