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Agriculture Code § 147.042

Livestock auction commission merchants must keep transport records, give a copy to the driver for outbound transport, retain the records, and make them available for public inspection; drivers mus…

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Agriculture Code § 147.042

Livestock auction commission merchants must keep transport records, give a copy to the driver for outbound transport, retain the records, and make them available for public inspection; drivers must carry and show the record when asked by a peace officer.

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Livestock auction commission merchants must keep transport records, give a copy to the driver for outbound transport, retain the records, and make them available for public inspection; drivers must carry and show the record when asked by a peace officer.

Sec. 147.042. RECORD OF TRANSPORTATION. (a) Each livestock auction commission merchant shall keep a record of the motor vehicle and trailer or semitrailer on which livestock is transported to the place of sale. The record must be in a form prescribed by the Texas Animal Health Commission and must show the name of the owner of the livestock, the name of the owner of the vehicle, and the name, make, and license plate number of the vehicle. The commission merchant shall prepare the record and make it available for public inspection within 24 hours after receipt of the livestock. (b) Each livestock auction commission merchant shall keep a record of the motor vehicle and trailer or semitrailer on which livestock is transported from the place of sale. The record must be in a form prescribed by the Texas Animal Health Commission and must show the name and address of the purchaser of the livestock and the name and address of the owner of the vehicle. The commission merchant shall prepare the record and make it available immediately after the livestock is sold and before the livestock is removed from the place of sale. (c) The livestock auction commission merchant shall furnish a copy of the record under Subsection (b) of this section to the driver of the vehicle transporting the livestock from the place of sale. The driver shall keep that record in the driver's possession while transporting the livestock and shall exhibit the record on demand of any peace officer. (d) Each livestock auction commission merchant shall retain records kept under this section for at least one year after the date of sale. The commission merchant shall keep the records open for public inspection at reasonable hours. (e) This section does not apply to a private sale in which the livestock of only one person is offered for sale. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1382, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. SUBCHAPTER D. PENALTIES
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