Texas Agriculture Code

§ 144.003 — AGE FOR MARKING OR BRANDING

AG § 144.003Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS · Part B. LIVESTOCK · Ch. 144. MARKS AND BRANDS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

(a)Cattle shall be marked with the earmark or branded with the brand of the owner on or before the date they are one year old.

(b)Hogs, sheep, and goats shall be marked with the earmark of the owner on or before the date they are six months old.

Legislative history

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1353, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.