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Agriculture Code § 148.012

Slaughterers must make sworn county reports about animals slaughtered, file the reports with the county clerk, and, for cattle or horses, file a monthly record with additional purchase and origin details.

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Agriculture Code § 148.012

Slaughterers must make sworn county reports about animals slaughtered, file the reports with the county clerk, and, for cattle or horses, file a monthly record with additional purchase and origin details.

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Slaughterers must make sworn county reports about animals slaughtered, file the reports with the county clerk, and, for cattle or horses, file a monthly record with additional purchase and origin details.

Sec. 148.012. REPORTS TO COUNTY. (a) At each regular meeting of the county commissioners court, each slaughterer shall make a sworn report relating to the animals slaughtered since the last regular meeting of the court. The report must provide: (1) the number of animals slaughtered; (2) the color, age, sex, and marks and brands of each animal slaughtered; (3) a bill of sale or written conveyance for each animal purchased for slaughter; and (4) a notation of any slaughtered animals that were raised by the slaughterer. (b) The slaughterer shall file the report required by Subsection (a) of this section with the county clerk. (c) In addition to the report made under Subsection (a), a slaughterer of cattle or horses shall file with the county clerk a record showing: (1) the marks, brands, and general description of the cattle or horses; (2) the names of the persons from whom the cattle or horses were purchased; (3) the date of purchase; and (4) the county from which the cattle or horses were driven. (d) The slaughterer shall file the record required by Subsection (c) on the first day of each month with the county clerk of the county where the cattle or horses were slaughtered. The clerk shall copy the report into records maintained for that purpose and return the original to the person recording the information. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1386, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 780, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. SUBCHAPTER C. PAYMENT FOR LIVESTOCK PURCHASED FOR SLAUGHTER
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