Sec. 433.023. INVESTIGATION OF DISEASE FINDINGS; QUARANTINE. (a) The department may investigate a disease finding by a livestock inspector if the department determines that the investigation is in the best interest of public health.
(b) If a disease adverse to the public health is found under this chapter, the commissioner may quarantine the premises where an animal is located that is afflicted with any stage of a disease that may be transmitted to man or other animals. A quarantined animal may be removed from a quarantined area only on permission from and under supervision by the commissioner.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1032, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Food, Drugs, Alcohol, and Hazardous Substances
Subtitle A - Food and Drug Health Regulations
Chapter 433 - Texas Meat and Poultry Inspection Act
Subchapter B. Inspection and Other Regulation
Section 433.021. Inspection Before Slaughter
Section 433.022. Inspection of Carcasses
Section 433.023. Investigation of Disease Findings; Quarantine
Section 433.024. Inspection of Processing and Slaughtering Establishments
Section 433.0245. Requirements for Certain Low-Volume Livestock Processing Establishments
Section 433.025. Inspection of Meat Food Products
Section 433.026. Night Inspection; Hours of Operation
Section 433.028. Refusal to Inspect
Section 433.029. Articles Not Intended for Human Consumption
Section 433.032. Storage and Handling
Section 433.033. Equine Products
Section 433.035. Inspection and Other Regulation of Exotic Animals in Interstate Commerce