Texas Agriculture Code

§ 143.052 — ELECTION ORDERS

AG § 143.052Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS · Part B. LIVESTOCK · Ch. 143. FENCES; RANGE RESTRICTIONS · Art. C. LOCAL OPTION LIMITED FREE RANGE FOR HOGS

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(a)After receiving a petition under this subchapter, the commissioners court shall order an election to be held throughout the county or in the petitioning area, as determined by the petition. The order may be entered at a regular or special meeting of the court and shall designate a date for the election that is not less than 30 days after the date of the order.

(b)Immediately after passage of a commissioners court order for an election, the county judge shall issue an order for the election that specifies:

(1)the petition and action of the commissioners court;

(2)the classes of animals that are to be allowed a limited period of free range;

(3)the period in which the animals are to have free range;

(4)the territorial limits of the area to be affected;

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Legislative history

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1346, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.