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Agriculture Code § 148.045

A slaughterer may not buy cattle slaughtered by someone else if the animal is missing its hide and ears, or if the ear mark or brand on the hide has been changed, mutilated, or destroyed.

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Agriculture Code § 148.045

A slaughterer may not buy cattle slaughtered by someone else if the animal is missing its hide and ears, or if the ear mark or brand on the hide has been changed, mutilated, or destroyed.

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A slaughterer may not buy cattle slaughtered by someone else if the animal is missing its hide and ears, or if the ear mark or brand on the hide has been changed, mutilated, or destroyed.

Sec. 148.045. PURCHASE OF SLAUGHTERED CATTLE WITHOUT HIDE OR EARS. A slaughterer may not purchase cattle that have been slaughtered by another person if: (1) the slaughtered animal is not accompanied by the hide and ears; or (2) the ear mark or brand on the hide accompanying a slaughtered animal has been changed, mutilated, or destroyed. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1389, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. SUBCHAPTER E. PENALTIES
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