Texas Agriculture Code

§ 161.051 — MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON ENFORCEMENT OF COMMISSION POWERS

AG § 161.051Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS · Part C. CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND PESTS · Ch. 161. GENERAL DISEASE AND PEST CONTROL · Art. C. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION

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(a)The commission and the Department of Public Safety by rule shall adopt a joint memorandum of understanding that includes provisions under which Department of Public Safety officers are to check for health papers and permits when a livestock vehicle is stopped for other reasons in the regular course of the officers' duties. The memorandum shall require:

(1)commission staff to provide information to Department of Public Safety officers regarding health papers and permits;

(2)Department of Public Safety officers to report potential problems to the commission;

(3)commission staff to investigate possible violations reported by Department of Public Safety officers;

(4)Department of Public Safety officers to provide assistance when requested by the commission; and

(5)commission personnel to notify the Department of Public Safety, when appropriate, of the location of commission roadblocks or special or night operations.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.