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TX Agric Code § 167.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 167.007. Tick Eradication in Free Area

Sec. 167.007.  TICK ERADICATION IN FREE AREA.  (a)  The commission may conduct tick eradication in the free area and may establish quarantines and require the treatment of animals in the free area as provided by this chapter.  The commission shall designate in writing the land or premises in the free area in which tick eradication is to be conducted.(b)  An owner or caretaker of animals in the free area and the commissioners court of a county all or part of which is located in the free area shall cooperate with the commission in the manner provided by this chapter for tick eradication in the tick eradication area.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1438, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 167.008. Inspections

Sec. 167.008.  INSPECTIONS.  The commission may order the owner, part owner, or caretaker of animals to gather the animals for inspection at a time and place prescribed in the order of the commission.  The commission shall serve written notice of the order not later than the 12th day before the day of inspection.  A person on whom an order is served is entitled to request and obtain a hearing in the manner provided by this chapter for hearings on orders to treat animals.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1438, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter B. Quarantines; Regulation of Movement of Animals and Commodities|Section 167.021. General Quarantine Power

Sec. 167.021.  GENERAL QUARANTINE POWER.  (a)  The commission may establish quarantines on land, premises, and animals as necessary for tick eradication.(b)  The commission in writing may release a quarantine established under this chapter if the commission considers it necessary or advisable to do so.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1438, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter B. Quarantines; Regulation of Movement of Animals and Commodities|Section 167.022. Quarantine of Tick Eradication Area

Sec. 167.022.  QUARANTINE OF TICK ERADICATION AREA.  (a)  The order designating a county or part of a county for tick eradication shall contain a provision quarantining that county or part of a county.(b)  A quarantine under this section has the effect of quarantining all land, premises, and animals in the area quarantined, regardless of whether any person's land, premises, or animals are specifically described in the quarantine order.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1438, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter B. Quarantines; Regulation of Movement of Animals and Commodities|Section 167.023. Quarantine of Free Area

Sec. 167.023.  QUARANTINE OF FREE AREA.  (a)  The commission by written order may establish a quarantine in the free area if necessary for the purpose of regulating the handling of animals and eradicating ticks or exposure to ticks in the free area or for the purpose of preventing the spread of tick infestation into the free area.(b)  The order of the commission establishing a quarantine in the free area shall designate the land or premises to be quarantined.(c)  The commission shall give notice of a quarantine established in the free area by:(1)  delivering notice to each owner or caretaker of animals in the area to be quarantined or to each owner or caretaker of land or premises in the area on which animals are located;(2)  posting written notice at the courthouse door of each county in which the area to be quarantined is located; or(3)  publishing notice in a newspaper published in each county in which the area to be quarantined is located.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1438, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter B. Quarantines; Regulation of Movement of Animals and Commodities|Section 167.024. Movement in or From Quarantined Area

Sec. 167.024.  MOVEMENT IN OR FROM QUARANTINED AREA.  (a)  Unless a person first obtains a permit or a certificate from an authorized inspector, the person may not move animals in a quarantined area:(1)  from land owned, leased, or occupied by one person into or through any other land owned, leased, or occupied by another person; or(2)  onto any open range, public street, public road, or thoroughfare.(b)  Unless the person first obtains a permit or a certificate from an authorized inspector, the owner or caretaker of animals in a quarantined area may not move the animals, or permit the animals to be moved, from an enclosure owned, leased, or occupied by that person, from any open range, street, road, or thoroughfare, or from any land that the person does not own or control, into any other enclosure or other land owned, cared for, or controlled by that person, if:(1)  the animals are subject to treatment under this chapter and the land or enclosure to which the animals are moved:(A)  is classified in the records of the county supervising inspector as being free from ticks; or(B)  has been released from quarantine by the commission; or(2)  the animals are subject to treatment but are not being treated under this chapter in the conduct of regular systematic tick eradication by the commission and the land or enclosure to which the animals are moved is owned or controlled by that person and:(A)  tick eradication work is being conducted there; or(B)  the land or enclosure is vacated under the direction of the commission for the purpose of tick eradication.(c)  The owner or caretaker of animals located in a quarantined area may move animals, or permit animals to be moved, to and from treatment facilities for the purpose of treating the animals on a regular treatment date at the treatment facility to which the animals are to be moved or on another date designated by the inspector in charge of the treatment facility.  The movement of animals under this subsection must be in accordance with the rules of the commission.  Any other movement is considered to be in violation of the quarantine.(d)  In this section, "other land" means land that is separated from the land from which movement is made by a fence, dividing line, or the land of another person.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1439, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter B. Quarantines; Regulation of Movement of Animals and Commodities|Section 167.025. Movement in or From Inactive Quarantined Area

Sec. 167.025.  MOVEMENT IN OR FROM INACTIVE QUARANTINED AREA.  A person may not move animals or permit animals to be moved from or within the inactive quarantined area except in accordance with the rules of the commission.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1440, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter B. Quarantines; Regulation of Movement of Animals and Commodities|Section 167.026. Movement Into This State From Quarantined Area

Sec. 167.026.  MOVEMENT INTO THIS STATE FROM QUARANTINED AREA.  (a)  A person may not move animals, or permit animals of which the person is the owner, part owner, or caretaker to be moved, into this state from an area in another state, territory, or country that is under state or federal quarantine for tick infestation or exposure unless the animals are accompanied by a certificate from an inspector of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture.(b)  A person may not move goats, hogs, sheep, exotic livestock, or circus animals into this state from an area of another state, territory, or country that is under state or federal quarantine for tick infestation unless the animals:(1)  have been treated free from infestation or exposure; and(2)  are certified as having been so treated by an inspector of the commission or of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture.(c)  A person may not move hay, straw, grass, packing straw, pine straw, corn shucks, weeds, plants, litter, manure, dirt, posts, sand, gravel, caliche, or animal by-products into this state for any purpose from an area of another state, territory, or country that is under state or federal quarantine for tick infestation unless the articles:(1)  have been treated in accordance with the requirements of the commission or the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture;  and(2)  are certified as having been so treated by an inspector of the commission or the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1440, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter B. Quarantines; Regulation of Movement of Animals and Commodities|Section 167.027. Permit or Certificate to Accompany Movement

Sec. 167.027.  PERMIT OR CERTIFICATE TO ACCOMPANY MOVEMENT.  (a)  A certificate or permit required for movement of animals within or into this state must be in the possession of the person in charge of the movement or the conveyance from the point of origin to the point of destination.  If the movement is by a transportation company, including a railway or express company, the certificate must be attached to the shipping papers accompanying the movement from the point of origin to the point of destination.  On demand of an inspector, the person in charge of the movement or conveyance shall exhibit the certificate or permit.(b)  A certificate required for movement of articles listed in Section 167.026(c) must accompany the movement to the final destination in this state or so long as the articles are moving through this state.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1440, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 55, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter B. Quarantines; Regulation of Movement of Animals and Commodities|Section 167.028. Statement of Possession and Destination

Sec. 167.028.  STATEMENT OF POSSESSION AND DESTINATION.  On request of an inspector, the owner, part owner, or caretaker, or a person accompanying and connected with a shipment, of animals that are being moved in this state or have been moved in this state within 60 days preceding the request, shall make a written statement of:(1)  the name of the owner or the person controlling the land from which the shipment originated and the county in which that land is located;(2)  the county and the particular place in that county to which the shipment is or was destined;(3)  the name and address of the person from whom the animals were obtained, if the animals were obtained in the 30 days preceding the request, or, if the animals were not obtained during the 30 days preceding the request, a statement of that fact; and(4)  the territory through which the shipment passed since leaving the point of origin and through which the shipment is intended to pass before reaching the point of destination.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1440, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter B. Quarantines; Regulation of Movement of Animals and Commodities|Section 167.029. Conditions, Manner, and Method of Moving and Handling

Sec. 167.029.  CONDITIONS, MANNER, AND METHOD OF MOVING AND HANDLING.  (a)  The commission by rule shall provide the conditions for and the manner and method of handling and moving animals:(1)  into, in, and from the tick eradication area;(2)  into, in, and from quarantined land or premises in the free area;(3)  into the released part of the free area; and(4)  into, in, and from the inactive quarantined area.(b)  Animals must be certified as being free from ticks and exposure to ticks, and must be moved to the destination without exposure, if the animals are to be moved:(1)  into the free area;(2)  from one county to another in the tick eradication area; or(3)  within a county to land or premises that are classified by the official records of the supervising inspector of the county as being free from ticks and exposure to ticks.(c)  The commission may adopt rules relating to testing, immunizing, treating, certifying, or marking or branding animals moving into this state from another state or country.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1441, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.030 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter B. Quarantines; Regulation of Movement of Animals and Commodities|Section 167.030. Disinfection of Conveyance

Sec. 167.030.  DISINFECTION OF CONVEYANCE.  (a)  A person, including a railway or transportation company, who operates a conveyance into which animals are loaded shall clean and disinfect each car or other conveyance after removal of the animals unless the animals are clean and free from ticks or exposure to ticks.(b)  The commission shall adopt rules relating to the cleaning and disinfecting of conveyances.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1441, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.031 (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 B. Quarantines; Regulation of Movement of Animals and Commodities|Section 167.031. Use of Sand as Bedding in Conveyance

Sec. 167.031.  USE OF SAND AS BEDDING IN CONVEYANCE.  The commission may establish quarantines and restrict the use of sand as bedding in an animal conveyance except for sand from known tick-free sand pits.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1441, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.032 (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 B. Quarantines; Regulation of Movement of Animals and Commodities|Section 167.032. Movement of Commodities

Sec. 167.032.  MOVEMENT OF COMMODITIES.  The commission may establish quarantines and restrict the movement from quarantined areas of hay, hides, carcasses, or other commodities that are capable of carrying ticks.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1441, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 167.033 (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 B. Quarantines; Regulation of Movement of Animals and Commodities|Section 167.033. Handling and Removal of Refuse or Dead or Injured Animals

Sec. 167.033.  HANDLING AND REMOVAL OF REFUSE OR DEAD OR INJURED ANIMALS.  The commission may establish quarantines and regulate the removal and handling of refuse matter from quarantined stockyards, quarantined stock pens, and other quarantined places and may establish quarantines and regulate the handling or removal of animals that die or are injured in transit.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1442, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter C. Treatment|Section 167.051. Animals Subject to Treatment

Sec. 167.051.  ANIMALS SUBJECT TO TREATMENT.  (a)  Animals located in the tick eradication area are subject to treatment if the animals:(1)  are infested with ticks;(2)  were exposed to ticks within the nine months preceding an order to treat; or(3)  are on premises described in an order to treat during the time that the order is in effect and the person to whom the order is issued is the owner, part owner, or caretaker of the animals.(b)  Animals located in the free area are subject to treatment if:(1)  the animals are infested with ticks;(2)  the animals were exposed to ticks within the nine months preceding an order to treat;(3)  the animals are on premises described in an order to treat during the time the order is in effect and the person to whom the order is issued is the owner, part owner, or caretaker of the animals; or(4)  the commission determines that treatment is necessary to ensure that the animals are entirely free from infestation.(c)  The commission may require the treatment of animals that are located in the free area and are tick infested or have been exposed to ticks regardless of whether the animals or the area in which the animals are located is under quarantine.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1442, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 167.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication|Subchapter C. Treatment|Section 167.052. Order to Treat

Sec. 167.052.  ORDER TO TREAT.  (a)  The commission may order the owner, part owner, or caretaker of animals to treat the animals in accordance with the directions of the commission.  The order must be dated, in writing, and signed or stamped with the signature of the commission or the presiding officer of the commission.(b)  An order to treat must:(1)  state the period of time covered by the order;(2)  describe the premises on which the animals to be treated are located;(3)  state that the person to whom the order is directed shall treat all animals of which the person is the owner, part owner, or caretaker and which are located on those premises during that time;(4)  state that the treatment must be done under the supervision of an inspector;(5)  designate the method by which the animals are to be treated;(6)  state the dates on which the animals are to be treated; and(7)  state that if the person does not treat the animals on those dates, the treatment will be done at the person's expense by a peace officer acting in accordance with this chapter.(c)  The order is not required to describe the premises on which the animals are located by field notes or metes and bounds, but must provide a reasonable description sufficient to inform the person to whom it is directed of the premises or land covered by the order.(d)  An order may require the treatment of the animals on as many dates as the commission considers necessary for eradicating the infestation or exposure of the animals or the premises on which the animals are located.(e)  An order to treat must be delivered to the person to whom it is directed not later than the 12th day before the date specified in the order for the first treatment, not including the date of delivery or the date of the first treatment.(f)  A person to whom an order to treat is directed shall comply with the order and treat the animals in accordance with the directions of the commission.  If the order is not delivered within the time provided by Subsection (e), the person receiving the order shall begin treatment on the first treatment date that is more than 12 days after the date of receipt of the order and shall continue treatment on subsequent dates as specified in the order.(g)  If the animals or the premises are not freed from ticks or exposure to ticks before an order to treat expires, the commission may issue additional orders regardless of whether the animals were exposed to ticks in the nine months preceding the date of the subsequent order.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1442, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2013.|