Sec. 161.0615. STATEWIDE OR WIDESPREAD QUARANTINE. (a) The commission may quarantine livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl in all or any part of this state as a means of immediately restricting the movement of animals potentially infected with disease and shall clearly describe the territory included in a quarantine area.
(b) The commission by rule may delegate its authority to quarantine livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl under this section to the executive director, who shall promptly notify the members of the commission of the quarantine.
(c) The commission by rule shall prescribe the manner in which notice of a statewide or widespread quarantine under this section is to be published.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1242 (H.B. 2543), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products
Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests
Chapter 161 - General Disease and Pest Control
Section 161.061. Establishment
Section 161.0615. Statewide or Widespread Quarantine
Section 161.062. Publication of Notice
Section 161.063. Contents of Notice
Section 161.064. Effect of Quarantine
Section 161.065. Movement From Quarantined Area; Movement of Quarantined Animals