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A person must not transfer ownership of an equine animal 8 months old or older unless it has tested negative for equine infectious anemia in the prior 12 months, with two stated exceptions.
A person who recklessly keeps a feral swine holding facility unregistered, or who is the owner or person in charge of an unregistered facility and holds or allows feral swine there, commits an offense.
This section defines “Caretaker,” “Commission,” and clarifies that references to animals in the chapter include all or part of their carcasses.
The commission may cooperate on a tuberculosis-eradication program for cattle, and county commissioners courts must cooperate if a qualifying petition is presented.
The commission must adopt rules setting the manner, method, and system for testing cattle for tuberculosis.
Veterinarians must file certificates with the commission for certain cattle, hog, or fowl tuberculosis tests and hog vaccinations.
If a veterinarian examines cattle that test positive or show signs of tuberculosis, the veterinarian must follow the commission’s identification rules and report the identification to the commission within 48 hours.
The commission must quarantine cattle and the premises if testing shows tuberculosis, and people may not move or transfer the cattle subject to the quarantine limits.
The commission or its representative may examine, test, and retest cattle in Texas, and may test or retest part or all of a herd, when needed for tuberculosis control.
On written notice, cattle owners, part owners, or caretakers must assemble and submit the cattle for tuberculosis testing, and the notice must be mailed at least 10 days before the testing date.
A veterinarian who fails to file required certificates or reports, or who fails to properly identify an animal, commits an offense.
A person commits an offense if they move, sell, trade, barter, grant, or loan animals in violation of Section 162.006(b).
An owner, part owner, or caretaker of cattle commits an offense if they fail or refuse to assemble the cattle or provide assistance as required at the notice’s time and place.
Several Texas agencies and related institutions must review current animal tuberculosis programs and then carry out an improved program.
This section defines “Caretaker,” “Commission,” and clarifies that references to cattle in the chapter include carcasses of cattle.
The commission may enforce this chapter and make cooperative agreements with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to control bovine brucellosis.
The commission may set fees, but only in amounts needed to cover administering this chapter together with other funding.
The commission may, by rule, set classification criteria for areas used in brucellosis control and may set different control measures and procedures based on those classifications.
The commission may, after notice and a hearing, adopt rules and require reports and records to carry out this chapter’s subchapters, including matters about cattle testing, vaccination, and movement.
The commission may hire staff and assign duties to those employees for enforcing Subchapters A-D or carrying out duties under them.
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