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TX Agric Code § 167.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter C. Treatment|Section 167.053. Hearing

Sec. 167.053.  HEARING.  (a)  A person is entitled to request and obtain a hearing for the purpose of protesting an order to treat by filing a sworn application with the supervising inspector of the county in which the animals are located.  The application must be filed not later than the 10th day after the day on which the order was received.(b)  Following a hearing, the commission shall transmit its written decision to the supervising inspector, who shall transmit it to the protesting person by delivering it in person or by mailing it by registered mail to the address shown in the hearing application.  If the commission overrules the protest, the person to whom the order was directed shall comply with the order.(c)  If the commission's decision is delivered in person, a person whose protest is overruled shall begin treatment of the animals on the first treatment date in the order that is more than two days after the day on which the decision is received.  If the decision is delivered by mail, the person shall begin treatment on the first treatment date in the order that is more than four days after the day on which the decision was deposited in the mail.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1443, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter C. Treatment|Section 167.054. Excuse From Compliance With Order

Sec. 167.054.  EXCUSE FROM COMPLIANCE WITH ORDER.  The supervising inspector of a county for good cause may excuse a person from complying with an order to treat, but shall be held responsible for excusing compliance without good cause.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1443, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter C. Treatment|Section 167.055. Persons Responsible for Treatment and Assistance

Sec. 167.055.  PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR TREATMENT AND ASSISTANCE.  (a)  A person who owns any interest in animals subject to treatment or who is the caretaker of the animals is responsible for the treatment of the animals under this chapter and is subject to prosecution for failure to treat the animals.(b)  A husband and wife are jointly and severally liable for the treatment of animals subject to treatment that belong to their community estate.  Each spouse is responsible for the treatment of animals belonging to that person's separate estate, except that a spouse who is the caretaker of animals owned by the other spouse is responsible for the treatment of the animals.(c)  A person responsible for the treatment of animals subject to treatment shall furnish all necessary labor, at the person's own expense, for gathering the animals, driving the animals to the treatment facility, treating the animals, and returning the animals to the person's premises after treatment.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1443, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter C. Treatment|Section 167.056. Manner of Treatment

Sec. 167.056.  MANNER OF TREATMENT.  If the commission requires animals to be treated, the animals shall be treated in the manner prescribed by the commission.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1444, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter C. Treatment|Section 167.057. Treatment Chemicals

Sec. 167.057.  TREATMENT CHEMICALS.  (a)  The commission shall prescribe by rule the official materials in which animals are to be treated under this chapter.  A person may not treat animals for purposes of this chapter in a material other than an official material prescribed by the commission.(b)  The state, an agency of the state, or an agency of the government of the United States shall, and a county may, furnish the official materials for the treatment of animals under this chapter.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1444, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter C. Treatment|Section 167.059. Treatment Facilities

Sec. 167.059.  TREATMENT FACILITIES.  (a)  The commissioners court of each county, including a county in the free area, in all or part of which the commission conducts tick eradication shall cooperate with the commission and shall furnish facilities necessary to the treatment of animals in that county.  The commissioners court shall furnish dipping vats, pens, chutes, and other necessary facilities in the number, at the locations, and of the type specified by the commission.  In addition, the county, at its expense, shall maintain the facilities and repair or remodel them as necessary, shall provide the water for filling the vats, and shall clean and refill the vats as necessary.(b)  For the purpose of constructing, purchasing, or leasing treatment facilities, and for the purpose of providing necessary land, labor, or materials, a commissioners court may appropriate money out of the general fund of the county or may incur indebtedness by the issuance of warrants.  A warrant issued may not draw interest at a rate of more than six percent per year and may not have a term of more than 20 years.  The commissioners court may levy taxes to pay interest on warrants and may establish a sinking fund for the payment of warrants.(c)  For the purpose of acquiring necessary land for the construction or maintenance of treatment facilities, for the purpose of acquiring treatment facilities that have already been constructed, or for the purpose of acquiring land necessary for ingress and egress to and from those facilities, a commissioners court has the power of eminent domain.  The commissioners court shall exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by law for acquiring land for the building and maintenance of public buildings, except that the court shall institute and prosecute condemnation proceedings on written request from the presiding officer of the commission.  The request from the commission shall designate:(1)  the land to be condemned and its location;(2)  the name of the owner of the land to be condemned; and(3)  the easement to be acquired for ingress and egress.(d)  In acquiring land or facilities by eminent domain, the commissioners court may retain the property for permanent use by making appropriate compensation or may acquire the property for temporary use by making proper compensation for the period of time determined necessary by the commissioners court.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1444, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter C. Treatment|Section 167.060. Treatment Required for Movement From Quarantined Area

Sec. 167.060.  TREATMENT REQUIRED FOR MOVEMENT FROM QUARANTINED AREA.  (a)  An inspector may not issue a certificate or permit for the movement of animals from a quarantined enclosure unless the owner or caretaker of the animals:(1)  is cooperating with the commission in the regular systematic treatment of the animals listed in Subsection (b); and(2)  has treated those animals on the last two treatment dates that were prescribed for the area in which the animals are located and that preceded the date of movement.(b)  In order to be issued the permit or certificate, the owner or caretaker must cooperate with the commission in the regular systematic treatment of animals of which the person is the owner or caretaker and which:(1)  are located in the enclosure from which the animals are to be moved;(2)  are located in quarantined enclosures that connect with the enclosure from which the animals are to be moved, including an enclosure that:(A)  connects with an enclosure that connects with the enclosure from which the animals are to be moved; or(B)  is on the opposite side of a lane or road from the enclosure from which the animals are to be moved; or(3)  are located on the quarantined open range that connects with any of the enclosures under Subdivision (1) or (2).(c)  If ticks are found on any of the animals submitted for movement, before the certificate or permit is issued, each head of the animals must be treated as prescribed by commission rules.(d)  The commission may waive the enforcement of this section for good cause.  A waiver of the commission must be in writing.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1445, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter D. Stockyard Regulation|Section 167.081. Designation of Facility to Handle Certified Livestock

Sec. 167.081.  DESIGNATION OF FACILITY TO HANDLE CERTIFIED LIVESTOCK.  (a)  The commission may designate a stockyard that is in the tick eradication area or in the free area and is open to the public for yarding, marketing, and selling livestock as a facility to handle intrastate movements of livestock certified by an inspector to be free from ticks or exposure to ticks.  A stockyard so designated shall provide tick-free facilities for the handling of that livestock in accordance with this subchapter.(b)  A designation under this section is effective for 24 months following the day on which notice is served, and the commission may redesignate a facility for the purpose of this section.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1445, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 167.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter D. Stockyard Regulation|Section 167.082. Notice and Hearing

Sec. 167.082.  NOTICE AND HEARING.  (a)  The commission shall give written notice of a designation under this subchapter to the stockyard company or to the owner, operator, or other person in control of the stockyard.(b)  A person to whom a notice is directed may request a hearing for the purpose of protesting the designation in the manner provided by Section 167.053 for requesting a hearing on an order to treat.  The commission shall grant the hearing and give notice of its decision in the manner provided by that section.(c)  A person whose protest is overruled shall complete the work required to provide tick-free facilities not later than the 60th day following the day on which the person receives notice of the commission's decision.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1446, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.083 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter D. Stockyard Regulation|Section 167.083. Maintenance of Tick-Free Facilities

Sec. 167.083.  MAINTENANCE OF TICK-FREE FACILITIES.  (a)  A person who owns or operates and is in control of a stockyard designated under this subchapter shall maintain clean and tick-free facilities, including pens, alleys, and chutes, so that livestock certified by an inspector to be free from ticks or exposure to ticks may be received, yarded, weighed, and sold for intrastate purposes without being subject to exposure to ticks.(b)  In accordance with Subsection (a) of this section, the owner or operator shall maintain tick-free scales, entrances, exits, pens, and territory immediately surrounding the pens.(c)  The stockyard company, owner or operator, or other person in control of a stockyard may not discriminate between interstate and intrastate handling of livestock.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1446, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 167.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter E. Enforcement|Section 167.101. Inspectors

Sec. 167.101.  INSPECTORS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county in which the commission conducts tick eradication may nominate the number of local inspectors found by the commission to be necessary for tick eradication in that county.  The commission shall appoint those persons nominated unless, following appointment of local inspectors, the commission finds that the county is trying to retard tick eradication or is nominating persons who are incompetent or negligent in the performance of duty.  In that case, the commission may ignore the nominations of the county.(b)  If a commissioners court fails or refuses to nominate persons as local inspectors, the commission shall appoint local inspectors without nomination.(c)  Local inspectors work under the direction and orders of the commission and are subject to discharge by the commission.  The commission shall fix and the state shall pay the salaries of local inspectors, but a county may pay the salary and traveling expenses of a local inspector.(d)  The commission may employ county and district supervising inspectors without nomination by the commissioners courts.(e)  Only an inspector appointed for the purpose may conduct tick eradication or issue permits and certificates certifying animals to be free from ticks or exposure to ticks.  An inspector shall issue those permits and certificates in accordance with the rules of the commission.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1446, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter E. Enforcement|Section 167.102. Entry Power

Sec. 167.102.  ENTRY POWER.  (a)  A commissioner or an inspector, and assistants, may enter public or private property, without a warrant, for the exercise of an authority or performance of a duty under this chapter.(b)  If an inspector or commissioner desires to be accompanied by a peace officer, the inspector or commissioner 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.(c)  The search warrant shall describe the place to be entered in a reasonable manner that will enable the person in charge 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.  If the applicant for the warrant seeks to enter the property to determine whether animals are on the property, the application for the warrant shall state that.  If the warrant is obtained for the purpose of seizing or treating animals, the application and the warrant shall describe the animals and give the approximate number of animals.  If any of that information is unknown to the applicant, the application and warrant shall state that the information is unknown.(d)  A search warrant issued under this section authorizes the person to whom it is issued to enter the property for the exercise of an authority or performance of a duty under this chapter and to be accompanied by a peace officer and assistants.  In addition, the warrant authorizes the peace officer and the assistants to perform any duty authorized by this chapter.(e)  A search warrant issued under this section permits entry and reentry for the purposes of this section for a period of 60 days beginning on 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. 1447, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter E. Enforcement|Section 167.103. Treatment of Animals by Peace Officer on Request of Inspector

Sec. 167.103.  TREATMENT OF ANIMALS BY PEACE OFFICER ON REQUEST OF INSPECTOR.  (a)  If a person responsible for treating animals fails to treat the animals at the time and place directed in the order or, prior to a treatment date in the order, states that he or she does not intend to treat the animals, the inspector in charge of tick eradication in that county shall notify a peace officer.(b)  The peace officer shall deputize a sufficient number of assistants, to be designated by the supervising inspector of the county, shall enter the property on which the animals are located, and shall gather and treat the animals under the supervision of an inspector and in accordance with the directions of the commission.(c)  The peace officer shall continue to treat the animals on each treatment date specified in the order until the person responsible for treatment begins and continues the treatment in accordance with that order.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1447, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter E. Enforcement|Section 167.104. Seizure and Disposal of Animals Running at Large

Sec. 167.104.  SEIZURE AND DISPOSAL OF ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE.  (a)  An inspector may request a peace officer to seize animals if:(1)  the inspector determines the animals to be running at large or on the open range of a county or part of a county in which the commission is conducting tick eradication under this chapter; and(2)  the inspector is unable to locate the owner or caretaker of the animals.(b)  The peace officer may deputize assistants, shall seize the animals, and shall treat the animals under the supervision of an inspector.  The officer shall impound the animals at a place designated by the inspector or otherwise dispose of the animals as necessary for the purpose of tick eradication.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1448, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter E. Enforcement|Section 167.105. Seizure and Disposal of Animals Moved in Violation of Quarantine

Sec. 167.105.  SEIZURE AND DISPOSAL OF ANIMALS MOVED IN VIOLATION OF QUARANTINE.  (a)  An inspector who discovers animals that are being or have been moved in violation of a quarantine may request a peace officer to seize the animals and:(1)  impound the animals at the expense of the owner; or(2)  if practicable, return the animals at the expense of the owner to the point of origin.(b)  In addition to other expenses, the owner of the seized animals shall pay the officer a fee of $2 and the cost of feeding, watering, and holding the animals.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1448, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2013.|