Court Opinion

ID: 4144569
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2017-02-18 03:46:49.543834+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:37:37.943781
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OFFICE      OF THE ATTORNEY        GENERAL       OF TEXAS
                                   AUSTIN

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      >*ort 15::5d; supra, no duty lo imposed
U!:oo the representative    of the Tive~tock Qnit.sry Cocxi3-
film of 'i'oxo3or an accredited     regresentativa   of the United
“tatos Xeoretery of Agriculture       or an authorized vetericarian
to brand ,each animal affected     vit.h Eanqre disease on the left
!a91 i.1th t.he lot&r   "5" acd plr3ca a n;etal tag in the oar of
csch such ani-       y%.&thmmhors thereon and report in writfng
to the l,.ivestock ranitnry ~or~is~ion of ~;exae the nurt.bers
;;t;;z:~   t&23, but such duty is irposed     upon the omer of suoh
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             In view of t&a fact6 stated in pour inquiry,
rm 96 reapectr?llly       advised tf;at it is the opinion of
,?,Ls.departnent that your question .mst be answered in
 I>,$ negative.    Aowever ( as the attention    of your de-
-artmsnt has been celled to existing        conditions   which
jadicate the prtaance of Eamg disease,         as ahme stated,
zte t3fnk that the above quoted statutes,        together with
other statute;     applicable   to the Livestook Sanitary Coa-
x~a6ion,    require the CO2Ld3SiOn     to nake e proper investi-
F;at,ion of such matter and if such disease exists,        t.hen
the Comisaion      should require the owners of all anl.;iala
sffcotad to comply tvfth the provisions       of Article   1525d,
6Qpra.
          Trusting that *ha foregoing       rully   answers
YQU~inquiry, we am,
                                       Yours very    truly
                                   ATTORNEY
                                          GZ?IXRALCF 2TXhS

                    23, 1940                   Ardell    \Yillf~~a
                                                        Assista,nt