Texas Agriculture Code

§ 148.045 — PURCHASE OF SLAUGHTERED CATTLE WITHOUT HIDE OR EARS

AG § 148.045Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS · Part B. LIVESTOCK · Ch. 148. SLAUGHTERING OF LIVESTOCK · Art. D. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE ONLY TO CERTAIN COUNTIES

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A slaughterer may not purchase cattle that have been slaughtered by another person if:

(1)the slaughtered animal is not accompanied by the hide and ears; or

(2)the ear mark or brand on the hide accompanying a slaughtered animal has been changed, mutilated, or destroyed.

Legislative history

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1389, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.