Texas Statutes
Agriculture Code
Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products

Section 164.064. Designation of Infected or Free Areas; Treatment Requirements - Sec. 164.064. DESIGNATION OF INFECTED OR FREE AREAS; TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS....

Section 164.065. Exhibitions - Sec. 164.065. EXHIBITIONS. The commission shall provide an importer of...

Subchapter E. Remedies and Penalties

Section 164.082. Civil Suits to Recover Penalty for Corporate Offense - Sec. 164.082. CIVIL SUITS TO RECOVER PENALTY FOR CORPORATE OFFENSE....

Section 164.083. Failure to Treat for Scabies - Sec. 164.083. FAILURE TO TREAT FOR SCABIES. (a) A person...

Section 164.084. Movement of Infected, Exposed, or Quarantined Animals - Sec. 164.084. MOVEMENT OF INFECTED, EXPOSED, OR QUARANTINED ANIMALS. (a)...

Section 164.085. Refusal to Permit Entry or Gather Animals for Inspection - Sec. 164.085. REFUSAL TO PERMIT ENTRY OR GATHER ANIMALS FOR...

Section 164.086. Failure to Disinfect Shearing Plant - Sec. 164.086. FAILURE TO DISINFECT SHEARING PLANT. (a) A person...

Section 164.087. Failure to Properly Disinfect Quarantined Premises - Sec. 164.087. FAILURE TO PROPERLY DISINFECT QUARANTINED PREMISES. (a) A...

Section 164.088. Importation of Sheep Without Certificate or Permit - Sec. 164.088. IMPORTATION OF SHEEP WITHOUT CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT. (a)...

Chapter 165 - Control of Diseases of Swine

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 165.001. Definition - Sec. 165.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "commission" means the Texas...

Section 165.002. Treatment - Sec. 165.002. TREATMENT. Except as otherwise provided by law, a...

Section 165.003. Sale or Distribution of Unattenuated Classical Swine Fever Virus - Sec. 165.003. SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF UNATTENUATED CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER...

Subchapter B. Cooperative Program for Disease Eradication

Section 165.021. Cooperation With U - Sec. 165.021. COOPERATION WITH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. The commission...

Section 165.022. Method of Disease Eradication - Text of section as amended by Acts 2021, 87th Leg.,...

Section 165.023. Use of Biologics - Sec. 165.023. USE OF BIOLOGICS. The commission shall adopt rules...

Section 165.026. Feeding Garbage to Swine - Sec. 165.026. FEEDING GARBAGE TO SWINE. (a) A person may...

Section 165.027. Entry Power - Sec. 165.027. ENTRY POWER. (a) A representative of the commission,...

Subchapter C. Penalties

Section 165.041. General Penalty - Sec. 165.041. GENERAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 165.042. Sale of Unattenuated Classical Swine Fever Virus - Sec. 165.042. SALE OF UNATTENUATED CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VIRUS. (a)...

Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 167.001. Definitions - Sec. 167.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Animal" means any...

Section 167.002. Caretaker of Animal - Sec. 167.002. CARETAKER OF ANIMAL. A person is subject to...

Section 167.003. General Powers and Duties of Commission - Sec. 167.003. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION. (a) In...

Section 167.004. Classification of Animals or Premises as Infested, Exposed, or Free From Exposure - Sec. 167.004. CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS OR PREMISES AS INFESTED, EXPOSED,...

Section 167.005. Eradication, Free, and Inactive Quarantine Areas - Sec. 167.005. ERADICATION, FREE, AND INACTIVE QUARANTINE AREAS. (a) The...

Section 167.006. Designation of Tick Eradication Area - Sec. 167.006. DESIGNATION OF TICK ERADICATION AREA. (a) The commission...

Section 167.007. Tick Eradication in Free Area - Sec. 167.007. TICK ERADICATION IN FREE AREA. (a) The commission...

Section 167.008. Inspections - Sec. 167.008. INSPECTIONS. The commission may order the owner, part...

Subchapter B. Quarantines; Regulation of Movement of Animals and Commodities

Section 167.021. General Quarantine Power - Sec. 167.021. GENERAL QUARANTINE POWER. (a) The commission may establish...

Section 167.022. Quarantine of Tick Eradication Area - Sec. 167.022. QUARANTINE OF TICK ERADICATION AREA. (a) The order...

Section 167.023. Quarantine of Free Area - Sec. 167.023. QUARANTINE OF FREE AREA. (a) The commission by...

Section 167.024. Movement in or From Quarantined Area - Sec. 167.024. MOVEMENT IN OR FROM QUARANTINED AREA. (a) Unless...

Section 167.025. Movement in or From Inactive Quarantined Area - Sec. 167.025. MOVEMENT IN OR FROM INACTIVE QUARANTINED AREA. A...

Section 167.026. Movement Into This State From Quarantined Area - Sec. 167.026. MOVEMENT INTO THIS STATE FROM QUARANTINED AREA. (a)...

Section 167.027. Permit or Certificate to Accompany Movement - Sec. 167.027. PERMIT OR CERTIFICATE TO ACCOMPANY MOVEMENT. (a) A...

Section 167.028. Statement of Possession and Destination - Sec. 167.028. STATEMENT OF POSSESSION AND DESTINATION. On request of...

Section 167.029. Conditions, Manner, and Method of Moving and Handling - Sec. 167.029. CONDITIONS, MANNER, AND METHOD OF MOVING AND HANDLING....

Section 167.030. Disinfection of Conveyance - Sec. 167.030. DISINFECTION OF CONVEYANCE. (a) A person, including a...

Section 167.031. Use of Sand as Bedding in Conveyance - Sec. 167.031. USE OF SAND AS BEDDING IN CONVEYANCE. The...

Section 167.032. Movement of Commodities - Sec. 167.032. MOVEMENT OF COMMODITIES. The commission may establish quarantines...

Section 167.033. Handling and Removal of Refuse or Dead or Injured Animals - Sec. 167.033. HANDLING AND REMOVAL OF REFUSE OR DEAD OR...

Subchapter C. Treatment

Section 167.051. Animals Subject to Treatment - Sec. 167.051. ANIMALS SUBJECT TO TREATMENT. (a) Animals located in...

Section 167.052. Order to Treat - Sec. 167.052. ORDER TO TREAT. (a) The commission may order...

Section 167.053. Hearing - Sec. 167.053. HEARING. (a) A person is entitled to request...

Section 167.054. Excuse From Compliance With Order - Sec. 167.054. EXCUSE FROM COMPLIANCE WITH ORDER. The supervising inspector...

Section 167.055. Persons Responsible for Treatment and Assistance - Sec. 167.055. PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR TREATMENT AND ASSISTANCE. (a) A...

Section 167.056. Manner of Treatment - Sec. 167.056. MANNER OF TREATMENT. If the commission requires animals...

Section 167.057. Treatment Chemicals - Sec. 167.057. TREATMENT CHEMICALS. (a) The commission shall prescribe by...

Section 167.059. Treatment Facilities - Sec. 167.059. TREATMENT FACILITIES. (a) The commissioners court of each...

Section 167.060. Treatment Required for Movement From Quarantined Area - Sec. 167.060. TREATMENT REQUIRED FOR MOVEMENT FROM QUARANTINED AREA. (a)...

Subchapter D. Stockyard Regulation

Section 167.081. Designation of Facility to Handle Certified Livestock - Sec. 167.081. DESIGNATION OF FACILITY TO HANDLE CERTIFIED LIVESTOCK. (a)...

Section 167.082. Notice and Hearing - Sec. 167.082. NOTICE AND HEARING. (a) The commission shall give...

Section 167.083. Maintenance of Tick-Free Facilities - Sec. 167.083. MAINTENANCE OF TICK-FREE FACILITIES. (a) A person who...

Subchapter E. Enforcement

Section 167.101. Inspectors - Sec. 167.101. INSPECTORS. (a) The commissioners court of a county...

Section 167.102. Entry Power - Sec. 167.102. ENTRY POWER. (a) A commissioner or an inspector,...

Section 167.103. Treatment of Animals by Peace Officer on Request of Inspector - Sec. 167.103. TREATMENT OF ANIMALS BY PEACE OFFICER ON REQUEST...

Section 167.104. Seizure and Disposal of Animals Running at Large - Sec. 167.104. SEIZURE AND DISPOSAL OF ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE....

Section 167.105. Seizure and Disposal of Animals Moved in Violation of Quarantine - Sec. 167.105. SEIZURE AND DISPOSAL OF ANIMALS MOVED IN VIOLATION...

Section 167.106. Injunction; Mandamus - Sec. 167.106. INJUNCTION; MANDAMUS. (a) The commission or a resident...

Section 167.107. Sale of Animals Treated or Seized by Peace Officer - Sec. 167.107. SALE OF ANIMALS TREATED OR SEIZED BY PEACE...

Section 167.108. Liens - Sec. 167.108. LIENS. (a) A peace officer who gathers and...

Section 167.109. Admissibility of Commission Instruments; Identification in Complaint - Sec. 167.109. ADMISSIBILITY OF COMMISSION INSTRUMENTS; IDENTIFICATION IN COMPLAINT. (a)...

Section 167.110. Presumption of Existence or Sufficiency of Treatment - Sec. 167.110. PRESUMPTION OF EXISTENCE OR SUFFICIENCY OF TREATMENT. (a)...

Section 167.111. Presumption of Ownership or Care - Sec. 167.111. PRESUMPTION OF OWNERSHIP OR CARE. (a) If an...

Section 167.112. Venue of Criminal Prosecution - Sec. 167.112. VENUE OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. The owner, part owner,...

Section 167.113. Civil Suit Against Corporate Offender - Sec. 167.113. CIVIL SUIT AGAINST CORPORATE OFFENDER. If a corporation...

Subchapter F. Penalties

Section 167.131. Refusal of Inspection - Sec. 167.131. REFUSAL OF INSPECTION. (a) A person commits an...

Section 167.132. Movement of Animals in Violation of Quarantine - Sec. 167.132. MOVEMENT OF ANIMALS IN VIOLATION OF QUARANTINE. (a)...

Section 167.133. Movement of Animals or Commodities Into Texas From Quarantined Area - Sec. 167.133. MOVEMENT OF ANIMALS OR COMMODITIES INTO TEXAS FROM...

Section 167.134. Movement of Animals in Violation of Permit or Certificate - Sec. 167.134. MOVEMENT OF ANIMALS IN VIOLATION OF PERMIT OR...

Section 167.135. Failure to Possess or Exhibit Permit or Certificate - Sec. 167.135. FAILURE TO POSSESS OR EXHIBIT PERMIT OR CERTIFICATE....

Section 167.136. Failure to Make Statement of Possession and Destination; Making False Statement - Sec. 167.136. FAILURE TO MAKE STATEMENT OF POSSESSION AND DESTINATION;...

Section 167.137. Failure to Disinfect Conveyance - Sec. 167.137. FAILURE TO DISINFECT CONVEYANCE. (a) A person required...

Section 167.138. Use of Sand as Bedding - Sec. 167.138. USE OF SAND AS BEDDING. (a) A person...

Section 167.139. Movement of Commodities From Quarantined Area - Sec. 167.139. MOVEMENT OF COMMODITIES FROM QUARANTINED AREA. (a) A...

Section 167.140. Improper Handling and Removal of Animal Refuse or Dead or Injured Animals - Sec. 167.140. IMPROPER HANDLING AND REMOVAL OF ANIMAL REFUSE OR...

Section 167.141. Failure to Treat Animals - Sec. 167.141. FAILURE TO TREAT ANIMALS. (a) A person who...

Section 167.142. Destruction of Public Treatment Facilities - Sec. 167.142. DESTRUCTION OF PUBLIC TREATMENT FACILITIES. (a) A person...

Section 167.143. Failure to Provide Tick-Free Stockyard Facilities - Sec. 167.143. FAILURE TO PROVIDE TICK-FREE STOCKYARD FACILITIES. (a) A...

Section 167.144. Refusal to Permit Search - Sec. 167.144. REFUSAL TO PERMIT SEARCH. (a) A person commits...

Chapter 168 - Pullorum Disease and Fowl Typhoid Control

Section 168.001. Definitions - Sec. 168.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the...

Section 168.002. Control and Eradication Program - Sec. 168.002. CONTROL AND ERADICATION PROGRAM. The laboratory shall promulgate...

Section 168.003. Administration of Program; Search Warrant - Sec. 168.003. ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM; SEARCH WARRANT. (a) In administering...

Section 168.004. Quarantine and Disposal - Sec. 168.004. QUARANTINE AND DISPOSAL. (a) If the laboratory determines...

Section 168.005. Public Exhibition - Sec. 168.005. PUBLIC EXHIBITION. A person may not enter poultry...

Section 168.006. Assistance by Flock Owner - Sec. 168.006. ASSISTANCE BY FLOCK OWNER. The owner of a...

Section 168.007. No Fee Charged - Sec. 168.007. NO FEE CHARGED. Neither the laboratory nor the...

Section 168.008. Penalty - Sec. 168.008. PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if...

Subtitle D - Dairy Products

Chapter 181 - Payment for Raw Milk

Section 181.001. Definitions - Sec. 181.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Cooperative association" means...

Section 181.0015. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 181.0015. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. When a dairy farmer sells...

Section 181.002. Payments Held in Trust - Sec. 181.002. PAYMENTS HELD IN TRUST. (a) Except as provided...

Section 181.003. Time and Method of Payment for Purchase - Sec. 181.003. TIME AND METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR PURCHASE. (a)...

Section 181.004. Cooperative Transactions - Sec. 181.004. COOPERATIVE TRANSACTIONS. This chapter does not apply to...

Section 181.005. Damages - Sec. 181.005. DAMAGES. A milk processor who fails to pay...

Subtitle E - Liens on Animal Products

Chapter 188 - Liens for Animal Feed

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 188.001. Definitions - Sec. 188.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Animal feed" includes:...

Section 188.002. Proceeds - Sec. 188.002. PROCEEDS. (a) For the purposes of this chapter,...

Subchapter B. Animal Feed Lien

Section 188.006. Notice Before Purchase; Required Notice Before Claiming Lien - Sec. 188.006. NOTICE BEFORE PURCHASE; REQUIRED NOTICE BEFORE CLAIMING LIEN....

Section 188.007. Attachment of Lien - Sec. 188.007. ATTACHMENT OF LIEN. (a) A lien established under...

Section 188.008. Amount of Lien - Sec. 188.008. AMOUNT OF LIEN. The amount of a lien...

Section 188.009. Person Entitled to File; Exception - Sec. 188.009. PERSON ENTITLED TO FILE; EXCEPTION. (a) Except as...

Section 188.010. Perfection of Lien - Sec. 188.010. PERFECTION OF LIEN. A lien created under this...

Section 188.011. Duration of Notice of Claim of Lien - Sec. 188.011. DURATION OF NOTICE OF CLAIM OF LIEN. (a)...

Section 188.012. Procedures for Settlement of Disputes - Sec. 188.012. PROCEDURES FOR SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES. (a) The commissioner...

Section 188.013. Contents of Notice of Claim of Lien - Sec. 188.013. CONTENTS OF NOTICE OF CLAIM OF LIEN. The...

Section 188.014. Signature - Sec. 188.014. SIGNATURE. The notice of claim of lien shall...

Section 188.015. Form - Sec. 188.015. FORM. (a) The notice of claim of lien...

Section 188.016. Filing and Marking in Office of Secretary of State; Fee - Sec. 188.016. FILING AND MARKING IN OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF...

Section 188.017. Time of Written Notice - Sec. 188.017. TIME OF WRITTEN NOTICE. The lien claimant shall...

Section 188.018. Recognition of Notice as Financing Statement - Sec. 188.018. RECOGNITION OF NOTICE AS FINANCING STATEMENT. The secretary...

Subchapter C. Priority of Lien

Section 188.026. Time of Filing - Sec. 188.026. TIME OF FILING. (a) A lien created under...

Subchapter D. Information Concerning Lien

Section 188.031. Issuance of Certificate to Member of Public; Fee - Sec. 188.031. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE TO MEMBER OF PUBLIC; FEE....

Section 188.032. Copies of Notices of Claim of Lien and Other Notices; Fee - Sec. 188.032. COPIES OF NOTICES OF CLAIM OF LIEN AND...

Subchapter E. Enforcement of Lien

Section 188.036. Written Notice to Secured Creditors by Lien Claimant - Sec. 188.036. WRITTEN NOTICE TO SECURED CREDITORS BY LIEN CLAIMANT....

Section 188.037. Foreclosure in Action to Recover Reasonable or Agreed Charges - Sec. 188.037. FORECLOSURE IN ACTION TO RECOVER REASONABLE OR AGREED...

Section 188.038. Termination Statement - Sec. 188.038. TERMINATION STATEMENT. (a) If a lien claimant receives...

Section 188.039. Right of Assignment or Transfer; Filing of Statement - Sec. 188.039. RIGHT OF ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER; FILING OF STATEMENT....

Subchapter F. Miscellaneous

Section 188.046. Rules - Sec. 188.046. RULES. The secretary of state may adopt rules...

Section 188.047. Maximum Number of Liens - Sec. 188.047. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF LIENS. Not more than four...

Section 188.048. Applicability of Other Law - Sec. 188.048. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Chapter 9, Business &...

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Texas Statutes Agriculture Code Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products

Texas Statutes
Agriculture Code
Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products