Sec. 162.002. COOPERATIVE PROGRAM. (a) The commission may cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture and the county commissioners courts in a cooperative program for the eradication of tuberculosis among cattle and the establishment of areas based on prevalence of the disease.
(b) The commissioners court of each county may cooperate with the commission and the United States Department of Agriculture in a cooperative program under this chapter, but shall cooperate if presented with a petition signed by at least 75 percent of the owners of cattle in the county as shown by the county tax rolls.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1408, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 522, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products
Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests
Chapter 162 - Tuberculosis Control
Section 162.002. Cooperative Program
Section 162.004. Certificate of Test or Vaccination of Cattle or Other Animals
Section 162.005. Identification of Cattle
Section 162.009. Tuberculosis Modified Accredited Advanced and Tuberculosis Free Areas
Section 162.010. Duty of Owner or Caretaker to Assist; Notice
Section 162.011. Penalty for Veterinarian's Failure to File Certificate or to Identify Animals
Section 162.012. Penalty for Movement or Sale of Quarantined or Diseased Cattle
Section 162.013. Penalty for Owner's or Caretaker's Failure to Assist
Section 162.014. Review of Current Tuberculosis Programs and Implementation of Improved Program