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TX Agric Code § 161.058 (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 161.058. Compensation of Livestock or Fowl Owner

Sec. 161.058.  COMPENSATION OF LIVESTOCK OR FOWL OWNER.  (a)  The commission may pay an indemnity to the owner of livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl exposed to or infected with a disease if the commission considers it necessary to eradicate the disease and to dispose of the exposed or diseased livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl.  The commission shall provide the owner with information regarding available state or federal indemnity funds.(b)  The commission may adopt rules for the implementation of this section, including rules governing:(1)  eligibility for compensation;(2)  amounts of compensation;  and(3)  limits and restrictions on compensation.(c)  The commission may spend funds appropriated for the purpose of this section only for direct payment to owners of exposed or infected livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 764, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 149 (H.B. 1521), Sec. 3, eff. May 24, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 149 (H.B. 1521), Sec. 4, eff. May 24, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 161.059 (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 161.059. Quality Assurance Assistance

Sec. 161.059.  QUALITY ASSURANCE ASSISTANCE.  On request of an organization representing producers of a commodity in an industry regulated by the commission, the commission may assist in the development, support, and oversight of a food safety or quality assurance program, including the provision of testing services.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 410, Sec. 2, eff. May 28, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 161.060 (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 161.060. Authority to Set and Collect Fees

Sec. 161.060.  AUTHORITY TO SET AND COLLECT FEES.  (a)  The commission may charge a fee, as provided by commission rule, for an inspection made by the commission.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 200, Sec. 5(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1288 (H.B. 1992), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Agric Code § 161.0601 (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 161.0601. Certificates of Veterinary Inspection

Sec. 161.0601.  CERTIFICATES OF VETERINARY INSPECTION.  (a)  The commission by rule may provide for the issuance, including electronically, of a certificate of veterinary inspection by a veterinarian to a person transporting livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl.(b)  The commission by rule shall set and charge a fee for each certificate of veterinary inspection provided to a veterinarian under this section.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 205 (H.B. 1363), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1090 (H.B. 3569), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 161.0602 (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 161.0602. Persons or Laboratories Performing Equine Infectious Anemia Tests

Sec. 161.0602.  PERSONS OR LABORATORIES PERFORMING EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA TESTS.  (a) The commission shall adopt rules that require a person or laboratory to be approved by the commission if the person or laboratory performs an official equine infectious anemia test.(b)  Rules adopted under this section must include:(1)  approval requirements;(2)  provisions governing the issuance, renewal, and revocation of an approval;(3)  inspection requirements;(4)  recordkeeping requirements;(5)  equine infectious anemia testing methods approved by the commission; and(6)  proficiency standards.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1264 (H.B. 3738), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Agric Code § 161.0603 (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 161.0603. Laboratory Testing

Sec. 161.0603.  LABORATORY TESTING.  (a)  The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory is the state's regulatory animal health laboratory.(b)  This section does not prevent the commission from:(1)  using a laboratory other than the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory for a test as needed; or(2)  collecting specimens and performing field tests to diagnose animal diseases.(c)  The commission and the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to:(1)  establish the laboratory services to be performed by the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory;(2)  provide reporting requirements for the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory on all test requests received from the commission; and(3)  set fees associated with laboratory services performed for the commission in amounts sufficient to recover the costs of those services.(d)  The commission and the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory shall annually review the memorandum of understanding under Subsection (c).|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 849 (S.B. 705), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Agric Code § 161.061 (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 D. Quarantines|Section 161.061. Establishment

Sec. 161.061.  ESTABLISHMENT.  (a)  The commission may establish a quarantine against all or the portion of a state, territory, or country in which a disease listed in rules adopted under Section 161.041 exists.(b)  A quarantine established under Subsection (a) may extend to any affected area, including a county, district, pasture, lot, ranch, farm, field, range, thoroughfare, building, stable, or stockyard pen.(c)  The commission may establish a quarantine to prohibit or regulate the movement of:(1)  any article or animal that the commission designates to be a carrier of a disease listed in rules adopted under Section 161.041 or a potential carrier of one of those diseases, if movement is not otherwise regulated or prohibited; and(2)  an animal into an affected area, including a county district, pasture, lot, ranch, farm, field, range, thoroughfare, building, stable, or stockyard pen.(d)  The commission by rule may delegate its authority to establish a quarantine under this section to the executive director, who shall promptly notify the members of the commission when a quarantine is established.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1397, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 31, Sec. 2, eff. April 27, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 849 (S.B. 705), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Agric Code § 161.0615 (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 D. Quarantines|Section 161.0615. Statewide or Widespread Quarantine

Sec. 161.0615.  STATEWIDE OR WIDESPREAD QUARANTINE.  (a)  The commission may quarantine livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl in all or any part of this state as a means of immediately restricting the movement of animals potentially infected with disease and shall clearly describe the territory included in a quarantine area.(b)  The commission by rule may delegate its authority to quarantine livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl under this section to the executive director, who shall promptly notify the members of the commission of the quarantine.(c)  The commission by rule shall prescribe the manner in which notice of a statewide or widespread quarantine under this section is to be published.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1242 (H.B. 2543), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Agric Code § 161.062 (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 D. Quarantines|Section 161.062. Publication of Notice

Sec. 161.062.  PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 161.0615, the commission shall give notice of a quarantine against another state, territory, or country by publishing notice in a newspaper published in Texas.  The quarantine takes effect on the date of publication.  The commission shall pay the expense of publication out of any appropriation made for office and stationery expenses of the commission.(b)  The commission shall give notice of a quarantine established within this state by publishing notice in a newspaper published in the county in which the quarantine is established, by posting notice at the courthouse door of that county, or by delivering a written notice to the owner or caretaker of the animals or places to be quarantined.  The commission may pay the expense of publication or posting out of any appropriation made for the office and stationery expenses of the commission or out of any appropriation made for the control or eradication of communicable diseases of livestock.  The commissioners court of a county in which a quarantine is established may pay the expenses of publication or posting out of any available funds of the county.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1398, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1242 (H.B. 2543), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Agric Code § 161.063 (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 D. Quarantines|Section 161.063. Contents of Notice

Sec. 161.063.  CONTENTS OF NOTICE.  (a)  A quarantine notice must state the requirements and restrictions under which animals may be permitted to enter this state or to be moved from a quarantined area within this state.  If the seriousness of the disease is sufficient to warrant prohibiting the movement of animals, the notice must state that the movement is prohibited.  The quarantine notice must state the class of persons authorized by the commission to issue certificates or permits permitting movement.(b)  A quarantine notice must state the cause for which the quarantine is established, whether for infection or for exposure.(c)  A quarantine notice must describe the area or premises quarantined in a reasonable manner that enables a person to identify the area or premises, but is not required to describe the area or premises by metes and bounds.(d)  If the quarantine regulates or prohibits the movement of a carrier or potential carrier of a disease, the commission may prescribe any exceptions, terms, conditions, or provisions that the commission considers necessary or desirable to promote the objectives of this chapter or to minimize the economic impact of the quarantine without endangering those objectives or the health and safety of the public.  Any exceptions, terms, conditions, or provisions prescribed under this subsection must be stated in the quarantine notice.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1398, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 161.064 (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 D. Quarantines|Section 161.064. Effect of Quarantine

Sec. 161.064.  EFFECT OF QUARANTINE.  A quarantine that is established for any location has the effect of quarantining all livestock, domestic animals, or domestic fowl of the kind mentioned in the quarantine notice that are on or enter that location during the existence of the quarantine, regardless of who owns or controls the livestock, domestic animals, or domestic fowl.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1398, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 161.065 (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 D. Quarantines|Section 161.065. Movement From Quarantined Area; Movement of Quarantined Animals

Sec. 161.065.  MOVEMENT FROM QUARANTINED AREA;  MOVEMENT OF QUARANTINED ANIMALS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, a person, in violation of a quarantine, may not:(1)  move livestock, domestic animals, or domestic fowl in this state from any quarantined place in or outside this state;(2)  move quarantined livestock, domestic animals, or domestic fowl from the place in which they are quarantined;  or(3)  move commodities or animals designated as disease carriers or potential disease carriers in this state from a quarantined place in or outside this state.(b)  The commission may provide for a written certificate or written permit authorizing the movement of commodities or animals from quarantined places or the movement of quarantined commodities or animals.  The certificate or permit must be issued by a veterinarian or other person authorized by the commission to issue a certificate or permit.  Each certificate or permit must be issued in conformity with the requirements stated in the quarantine notice.(c)  If the commission finds animals that have been moved in violation of a quarantine established under this chapter or in violation of any other livestock sanitary law, the commission shall quarantine the animals until they have been properly treated, vaccinated, tested, or disposed of in accordance with the rules of the commission.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1398, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 849 (S.B. 705), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Agric Code § 161.081 (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 E. Regulation of Importation of Animals|Section 161.081. Importation of Animals

Sec. 161.081.  IMPORTATION OF ANIMALS.  (a)  The commission by rule may regulate the movement, including movement by a railroad company or other common carrier, of livestock, exotic livestock, domestic animals, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl into this state from another state, territory, or country.(b)  The commission by rule may provide the method for inspecting and testing animals before and after entry into this state.(c)  The commission by rule may provide for the issuance and form of health certificates and entry permits.  The rules may include standards for determining which veterinarians of this state, other states, and departments of the federal government are authorized to issue the certificates or permits.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 205, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1399, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 239, Sec. 68, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 205 (H.B. 1363), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Agric Code § 161.101 (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 F. Veterinarian Reports of Diseased Animals|Section 161.101. Duty to Report

Sec. 161.101.  DUTY TO REPORT.(a)  A veterinarian, a veterinary diagnostic laboratory, or a person having care, custody, or control of an animal shall report to the commission the existence of diseases listed in rules adopted by the commission among livestock, exotic livestock, bison, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl within 24 hours after diagnosis of the disease.  The commission shall adopt and periodically update rules listing the diseases that the commission determines require reporting under this section.  Section 2001.0045, Government Code, does not apply to rules adopted under this subsection.(b)  In addition to reporting required by Subsection (a), the commission may adopt rules that require a veterinarian, a veterinary diagnostic laboratory, or a person having care, custody, or control of an animal to report the existence of a disease other than bluetongue in an animal to the commission within 24 hours after diagnosis if the disease:(1)  is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture as:(A)  a foreign animal disease; or(B)  a reportable animal disease;(2)  is the subject of a cooperative eradication program with the United States Department of Agriculture;(3)  is an animal disease reportable to the World Organisation for Animal Health; or(4)  is the subject of a state of emergency, as declared by the governor.(c)  The commission may adopt rules that require a veterinarian, a veterinary diagnostic laboratory, or a person having care, custody, or control of an animal to report a disease not covered by Subsection (a) or (b) if the commission determines that action to be necessary for the protection of animal health in this state.  The commission shall immediately deliver a copy of a rule adopted under this subsection to the appropriate legislative oversight committees. (d)  The commission may not adopt, amend, or repeal a rule under this section unless the commission holds a public hearing on the proposed action following public notice of the hearing.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1401, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 27, ch. 3, Sec. 23, eff. June 27, 1983;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 764, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2000;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 510, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1312, Sec. 9, eff. June 21, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 198 (H.B. 4006), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 849 (S.B. 705), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Agric Code § 161.102 (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 F. Veterinarian Reports of Diseased Animals|Section 161.102. Submission of Specimen of Anthrax Victim

Sec. 161.102.  SUBMISSION OF SPECIMEN OF ANTHRAX VICTIM.  Immediately after pronouncing that an animal has died from anthrax, as evidenced by a clinical or postmortem examination, a veterinarian shall prepare and submit to the commission or a laboratory approved by the commission:(1)  a suitable specimen from the animal;(2)  the name and address of the owner or caretaker of the animal;  and(3)  the location of the premises on which the animal died.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1402, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 161.103 (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 F. Veterinarian Reports of Diseased Animals|Section 161.103. Notice of Required Method of Disposal

Sec. 161.103.  NOTICE OF REQUIRED METHOD OF DISPOSAL.  A veterinarian who knows or suspects that livestock or domestic fowl have died from anthrax or ornithosis shall inform the owner or caretaker of the animal to dispose of each carcass by fire in accordance with Section 161.004 of this code.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1402, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 161.111 (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 G. Regulation of Livestock Markets|Section 161.111. Definition

Sec. 161.111.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "livestock market" means a stockyard, sales pavilion, or sales ring where livestock, exotic livestock, or exotic fowl are assembled or concentrated at regular or irregular intervals for sale, trade, barter, or exchange.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1402, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Agric Code § 161.112 (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 G. Regulation of Livestock Markets|Section 161.112. Rules

Sec. 161.112.  RULES.  (a)  Following notice and public hearing, the commission shall adopt rules relating to the movement of livestock, exotic livestock, and exotic fowl from livestock markets and shall require tests, immunization, or treatment as necessary to protect against the spread of communicable diseases.(b)  Following notice and public hearing, the commission may adopt rules requiring permits for moving exotic livestock and exotic fowl from livestock markets as necessary to protect against the spread of communicable diseases.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1402, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 849 (S.B. 705), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Agric Code § 161.113 (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 G. Regulation of Livestock Markets|Section 161.113. Testing, Treatment, or Vaccination of Livestock

Sec. 161.113.  TESTING, TREATMENT, OR VACCINATION OF LIVESTOCK.  (a)  The commission shall adopt rules for testing, treatment, or vaccination under this subchapter.  The state may not be required to pay the cost of fees charged for the testing, treatment, or vaccination.(b)  If the commission requires the dipping of livestock under this subchapter, the livestock shall be treated in a manner prescribed by rule of the commission.(c)  The commission may require the owner or operator of a livestock market to furnish adequate equipment or facilities or have access to essential equipment or facilities within the immediate vicinity of the livestock market.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1402, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 995, ch. 235, art. 1, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 849 (S.B. 705), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2021.|