Texas Agriculture Code

§ 148.029 — FEE FOR HORSES SOLD TO SLAUGHTERER

AG § 148.029Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS · Part B. LIVESTOCK · Ch. 148. SLAUGHTERING OF LIVESTOCK · Art. C. PAYMENT FOR LIVESTOCK PURCHASED FOR SLAUGHTER

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(a)A slaughterer shall pay the following fees for each horse purchased for slaughter:

(1)$2 to the Texas Agricultural Extension Service; and

(2)$3 to the department, agency, or association authorized and designated by the secretary of agriculture of the United States to inspect livestock in Texas under 7 U.S.C. Section 217a.

(b)The slaughterer shall remit the fees required by Subsection (a) on a weekly basis.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 780, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.