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TX Agric Code § 153.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 153 - Prevention and Investigation of Cattle Theft|Section 153.002. Establishment of Program

Sec. 153.002.  ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.  (a)  The department by rule shall establish a cattle inspection program to discourage and investigate property crimes involving cattle in this state:(1)  on request by the association; and(2)  if a similar program authorized by federal law is canceled, suspended, repealed, or otherwise scheduled for discontinuation.(b)  The program must utilize existing cattle industry infrastructure to the extent possible.(c)  The department shall establish an advisory committee to advise the department on program rules.  At least once every two years, the advisory committee shall review the program rules and submit findings and recommendations to the department.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 500 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Agric Code § 153.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 153 - Prevention and Investigation of Cattle Theft|Section 153.003. Inspections

Sec. 153.003.  INSPECTIONS.  Program rules must authorize the special rangers appointed under Article 2.125, Code of Criminal Procedure, and other association employees designated by the special rangers, to inspect and record brands and other identifying characteristics of cattle at livestock auction markets.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 500 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Agric Code § 153.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 153 - Prevention and Investigation of Cattle Theft|Section 153.004. Assessment

Sec. 153.004.  ASSESSMENT.  (a)  Program rules must establish a per-head regulatory assessment in an amount necessary to reimburse the association for direct costs incurred under this chapter.(b)  In determining the amount of the assessment, the department shall consider:(1)  the amount of similar assessments or charges authorized by the laws of other states or the United States;(2)  the direct operating costs of the program; and(3)  the expertise required to operate the program.(c)  On request by the association, the department shall review the amount of the assessment and consider any necessary revision.(d)  Each livestock auction market shall collect the assessment and remit the amount collected to the association.(e)  Assessments collected under this section are not state funds and are not required to be deposited in the state treasury.(f)  A person who has possession, custody, or control of an assessment collected under this section and not remitted to the association before the 31st day after the date collected is subject to an administrative penalty in an amount provided by department rule.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 500 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Agric Code § 153.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 153 - Prevention and Investigation of Cattle Theft|Section 153.005. State Oversight

Sec. 153.005.  STATE OVERSIGHT.  (a)  The department must approve the association's budget for the program each year.(b)  The department shall review and act on the association's budget for the program each year not later than the 45th day after the date the association submits the budget to the department.(c)  The department or the state auditor may inspect the association's financial records related to the program at any time.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 500 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Agric Code § 162.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 162 - Tuberculosis Control|Section 162.001. Definitions

Sec. 162.001.  DEFINITIONS.  (a)  In this chapter:(1)  "Caretaker" has the meaning assigned by Section 161.002 of this code.(2)  "Commission" means the Texas Animal Health Commission.(b)  References to animals in this chapter shall be construed to include all or part of the carcasses of the animals.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1408, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 162.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 162 - Tuberculosis Control|Section 162.002. Cooperative Program

Sec. 162.002.  COOPERATIVE PROGRAM.  (a)  The commission may cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture and the county commissioners courts in a cooperative program for the eradication of tuberculosis among cattle and the establishment of areas based on prevalence of the disease.(b)  The commissioners court of each county may cooperate with the commission and the United States Department of Agriculture in a cooperative program under this chapter, but shall cooperate if presented with a petition signed by at least 75 percent of the owners of cattle in the county as shown by the county tax rolls.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1408, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 522, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 162.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 162 - Tuberculosis Control|Section 162.003. Testing

Sec. 162.003.  TESTING.  The commission by rule shall prescribe the manner, method, and system of testing cattle for tuberculosis under a cooperative program.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1409, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 162.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 162 - Tuberculosis Control|Section 162.004. Certificate of Test or Vaccination of Cattle or Other Animals

Sec. 162.004.  CERTIFICATE OF TEST OR VACCINATION OF CATTLE OR OTHER ANIMALS.  (a)  For each tuberculosis test performed on cattle, hogs, or fowl, a veterinarian shall file a certificate with the commission that identifies the animals tested and shows:(1)  the name and post office address of the owner;(2)  the location of the premises and the animals;(3)  the date of the test;(4)  the kind of test conducted;(5)  the result of the test;  and(6)  whether the test was an interstate, accredited herd, municipal, or private test.(b)  For each vaccination of hogs, a veterinarian shall file a certificate with the commission that shows:(1)  the name and post office address of the owner;(2)  the location of the premises;(3)  the number of hogs vaccinated;  and(4)  the amount and serial number of the serum and virus or other biologics used.(c)  A certificate under this section must be:(1)  in a form prescribed by the commission; and(2)  sent to the commission within the time prescribed by the commission by rule.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1409, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 849 (S.B. 705), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Agric Code § 162.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 162 - Tuberculosis Control|Section 162.005. Identification of Cattle

Sec. 162.005.  IDENTIFICATION OF CATTLE.  If cattle examined by a veterinarian show a positive reaction to the tuberculin test or show evidence of tuberculosis infection by clinical or laboratory examination, the veterinarian shall:(1)  comply with any identification requirements of the commission;  and(2)  not later than 48 hours after the identification, report the identification to the commission, together with the location, description, and number of animals identified.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1409, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 522, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 162.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 162 - Tuberculosis Control|Section 162.006. Quarantine

Sec. 162.006.  QUARANTINE.  (a)  The commission shall immediately quarantine cattle and the premises on which the cattle are located if the cattle show a positive reaction when tested for tuberculosis by a veterinarian recognized by the commission for that purpose.(b)  Before the establishment of a quarantine a person may not move the cattle that show a positive reaction from the enclosure in which they were located at the time of testing, and may not sell, trade, barter, grant, or loan those animals. After a quarantine is established, a person may not move any cattle from the quarantined premises without first obtaining a written permit from the commission.(c)  A person who violates this section may not be prosecuted under Chapter 161 of this code for the same act.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1409, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 522, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 162.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 162 - Tuberculosis Control|Section 162.009. Tuberculosis Modified Accredited Advanced and Tuberculosis Free Areas

Sec. 162.009.  TUBERCULOSIS MODIFIED ACCREDITED ADVANCED AND TUBERCULOSIS FREE AREAS.  (a)  As part of a cooperative program, the commission or its representative may examine, test, and retest any cattle in this state as necessary to maintain an area of this state as a tuberculosis modified accredited advanced area or to establish or maintain each area of this state as a tuberculosis free area under the uniform methods and rules of the United States Department of Agriculture and the rules of the commission.(b)  The commission or its representative may test or retest all or part of a herd of cattle at intervals considered necessary or advisable by the commission to control and eliminate tuberculosis in animals.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1410, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 522, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 162.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 162 - Tuberculosis Control|Section 162.010. Duty of Owner or Caretaker to Assist; Notice

Sec. 162.010.  DUTY OF OWNER OR CARETAKER TO ASSIST;  NOTICE.  (a)  On written notice by the commission or its representative, the owner, part owner, or caretaker of cattle shall assemble and submit the cattle for tuberculosis examination and testing.  The notice must set the date and approximate time the cattle are to be tested and must be delivered by registered mail not later than the 10th day before that date.(b)  The person receiving the notice shall provide reasonable assistance in confining the cattle and providing facilities for proper administration of the test.  The person shall return the cattle to the same place for observation at a time designated by the commission or its representative.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1411, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 162.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 162 - Tuberculosis Control|Section 162.011. Penalty for Veterinarian's Failure to File Certificate or to Identify Animals

Sec. 162.011.  PENALTY FOR VETERINARIAN'S FAILURE TO FILE CERTIFICATE OR TO IDENTIFY ANIMALS.  (a)  A person commits an offense if, as a veterinarian, the person:(1)  fails to file a certificate under Section 162.004 or a report under Section 162.005;  or(2)  fails to properly identify an animal under Section 162.005.(b)  An offense under this section 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.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1411, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 522, Sec. 5, 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 162.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 162 - Tuberculosis Control|Section 162.012. Penalty for Movement or Sale of Quarantined or Diseased Cattle

Sec. 162.012.  PENALTY FOR MOVEMENT OR SALE OF QUARANTINED OR DISEASED CATTLE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person moves, sells, trades, barters, grants, or loans animals in violation of Section 162.006(b).(b)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor for each animal that was moved, sold, traded, bartered, granted, or loaned.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1411, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 522, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 162.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 162 - Tuberculosis Control|Section 162.013. Penalty for Owner's or Caretaker's Failure to Assist

Sec. 162.013.  PENALTY FOR OWNER'S OR CARETAKER'S FAILURE TO ASSIST.  (a)  A person commits an offense if, as the owner, part owner, or caretaker of cattle, the person fails or refuses to assemble the cattle or to provide assistance in accordance with Section 162.010 of this code at the time and place provided in the notice issued by the commission.(b)  An offense under this section 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.(c)  A person commits a separate offense for each day of failure or refusal.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1411, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Agric Code § 162.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 162 - Tuberculosis Control|Section 162.014. Review of Current Tuberculosis Programs and Implementation of Improved Program

Sec. 162.014.  REVIEW OF CURRENT TUBERCULOSIS PROGRAMS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED PROGRAM.  (a)  The following agencies, colleges, and services jointly shall conduct a review of the state's current programs to research, control, and eradicate animal tuberculosis in both traditional and nontraditional farm and ranch animals:(1)  the commission;(2)  the Department of Agriculture;(3)  the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station;(4)  the Texas Agricultural Extension Service;(5)  the Texas Animal Damage Control Service;(6)  the Texas Department of Health;(7)  the College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University;  and(8)  the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory.(b)  The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station is the coordinating agency for the review.(c)  Each agency, college, or service conducting the review under Subsection (a) shall as part of its review seek the advice and opinions of persons who are involved in commercially raising or feeding traditional or nontraditional farm or ranch animals.  The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station shall ensure that persons who are involved in commercially raising or feeding traditional or nontraditional farm or ranch animals have ample notice of and opportunity to comment on the review's findings and that the comments of those persons are considered part of the review's findings.(d)  The agencies, colleges, and services listed under Subsection (a) shall implement an improved program based on the review conducted under Subsection (a) that is designed to research, control, and eradicate animal tuberculosis in both traditional and nontraditional farm and ranch animals.  The agencies, colleges, and services shall agree on the elements of the improved program that will be implemented by each agency, college, or service.  The improved program may not conflict with current law.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 89, Sec. 1, eff. May 16, 1995.|
TX Agric Code § 168.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 168 - Pullorum Disease and Fowl Typhoid Control|Section 168.001. Definitions

Sec. 168.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commission" means the Texas Animal Health Commission.(2)  "Laboratory" means the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory.(3)  "Flock" means poultry and eggs produced by poultry.(4)  "Hatchery" means an enterprise that operates equipment for the hatching of eggs.(5)  "Poultry" means domestic fowl, including chickens, turkeys, and game birds.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1454, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 40, Sec. 1, eff. April 19, 1991.|
TX Agric Code § 168.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 168 - Pullorum Disease and Fowl Typhoid Control|Section 168.002. Control and Eradication Program

Sec. 168.002.  CONTROL AND ERADICATION PROGRAM.  The laboratory shall promulgate and administer a program to control and eradicate pullorum disease and fowl typhoid, with standards at least as stringent as those specified in the National Poultry Improvement Plan (7 U.S.C. Section 429).|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1455, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 40, Sec. 2, eff. April 19, 1991;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 2.01, eff. Nov. 12, 1991.|
TX Agric Code § 168.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 168 - Pullorum Disease and Fowl Typhoid Control|Section 168.003. Administration of Program; Search Warrant

Sec. 168.003.  ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM;  SEARCH WARRANT.  (a)  In administering the program, the laboratory may:(1)  require the registration of hatcheries and hatchery supply flocks;(2)  examine, test, monitor, and collect samples from any flock, whether a hatchery supply flock or not, if the flock is suspected of being infected or a potential source of infection;(3)  examine, test, monitor, and collect samples from any hatchery supply flock;(4)  enter premises where flocks are kept or eggs are hatched as necessary to administer this chapter;  and(5)  promulgate rules necessary to the control and eradication of pullorum disease and fowl typhoid.(b)  If a person conducting an inspection of premises under Subsection (a)(4) of this section desires to be accompanied by a peace officer, the person may apply to any magistrate in the county where the property is located for the issuance of a search warrant.  In applying for the warrant, the person shall describe the premises or place to be entered and shall by oath or affirmation give evidence of probable cause to believe that entry is necessary for the control or eradication of pullorum disease or fowl typhoid.  The application for the warrant and the warrant itself need only describe the property or premises in terms sufficient to enable the owner or caretaker to know what property is referred to in the documents.  The warrant entitles the person to whom it is issued to be accompanied by a peace officer and by assistants.  The issuing magistrate may not charge court costs or other fees for the issuance of this warrant.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1455, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 40, Sec. 2, eff. April 19, 1991;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 2.01, eff. Nov. 12, 1991.|
TX Agric Code § 168.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 168 - Pullorum Disease and Fowl Typhoid Control|Section 168.004. Quarantine and Disposal

Sec. 168.004.  QUARANTINE AND DISPOSAL.  (a)  If the laboratory determines that any part of a flock is infected, it shall certify that information to the commission, and the commission shall verify the infection and immediately quarantine part or all of the flock.  The commission may authorize the laboratory to quarantine an infected flock on behalf of the commission. The commission shall give notice of the quarantine in the same manner as provided by law for the quarantine of other livestock and fowl.  The commission shall also order a cessation in the sale, movement, or exhibition of quarantined poultry or eggs and may seek an injunction to enforce an order concerning infected flocks.(b)  A quarantined flock shall be disposed of in a manner prescribed by the commission.  If disposal involves movement to a state or federally inspected poultry processing establishment, the commission shall issue a certificate to accompany the flock.  When the flock is disposed of and other measures necessary to the control and eradication of pullorum disease and fowl typhoid are taken, the commission shall remove the quarantine.(c)  The owner of a quarantined flock is entitled to a retesting of the flock before its disposal.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1455, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 70, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 40, Sec. 2, eff. April 19, 1991;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 2.01, eff. Nov. 12, 1991.|
TX Agric Code § 168.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 168 - Pullorum Disease and Fowl Typhoid Control|Section 168.005. Public Exhibition

Sec. 168.005.  PUBLIC EXHIBITION.  A person may not enter poultry in public exhibition unless the stock originates from a flock or hatchery free of pullorum disease and fowl typhoid or has a negative pullorum-typhoid test after the 90th day before the day of the exhibition.  Chickens or turkeys entered in public exhibition must be accompanied by a certificate of purchase from the hatchery.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1456, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 168.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 168 - Pullorum Disease and Fowl Typhoid Control|Section 168.006. Assistance by Flock Owner

Sec. 168.006.  ASSISTANCE BY FLOCK OWNER.  The owner of a flock shall assist the laboratory and the commission in handling the poultry and shall pen and present the flock on request.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1456, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 40, Sec. 2, eff. April 19, 1991;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 2.01, eff. Nov. 12, 1991.|