Texas Agriculture Code
§ 161.116 — SALE OR DELIVERY OF DISEASED CATTLE
AG § 161.116Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS · Part C. CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND PESTS · Ch. 161. GENERAL DISEASE AND PEST CONTROL · Art. G. REGULATION OF LIVESTOCK MARKETS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "diseased" means affected by actinobacillosis, actinomycosis, carcinoma, mastitis, or any other disease that renders the carcass of an animal potentially dangerous for human consumption and has been so designated by rule of the commission.
(b)Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, a person may not sell diseased cattle unless:
(1)the cattle are sold through a livestock market where visual examination of livestock is made by an agent of the commission or by the United States Department of Agriculture; or
(2)the cattle are sold by a recognized slaughtering establishment maintaining federal, state, or state-approved veterinary postmortem inspection.
(c)The original owner of diseased cattle may sell the cattle in violation of Subsection (b) of this section if the cattle are sold and delivered on the premises of the original owner, but the purchaser shall comply with the requirements of this section.
(d)A person may not release diseased cattle from a livestock market unless the cattle are:
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Legislative history
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1403, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.