Sec. 167.007. TICK ERADICATION IN FREE AREA. (a) The commission may conduct tick eradication in the free area and may establish quarantines and require the treatment of animals in the free area as provided by this chapter. The commission shall designate in writing the land or premises in the free area in which tick eradication is to be conducted.
(b) An owner or caretaker of animals in the free area and the commissioners court of a county all or part of which is located in the free area shall cooperate with the commission in the manner provided by this chapter for tick eradication in the tick eradication area.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1438, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products
Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests
Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 167.002. Caretaker of Animal
Section 167.003. General Powers and Duties of Commission
Section 167.004. Classification of Animals or Premises as Infested, Exposed, or Free From Exposure
Section 167.005. Eradication, Free, and Inactive Quarantine Areas
Section 167.006. Designation of Tick Eradication Area