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Agriculture Code § 161.116

This section restricts when diseased cattle may be sold, released, delivered, or diverted, and requires specific inspection, destination, and paperwork conditions.

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This section restricts when diseased cattle may be sold, released, delivered, or diverted, and requires specific inspection, destination, and paperwork conditions.

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This section restricts when diseased cattle may be sold, released, delivered, or diverted, and requires specific inspection, destination, and paperwork conditions.

Sec. 161.116. SALE OR DELIVERY OF DISEASED CATTLE. (a) In this section, "diseased" means affected by actinobacillosis, actinomycosis, carcinoma, mastitis, or any other disease that renders the carcass of an animal potentially dangerous for human consumption and has been so designated by rule of the commission. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, a person may not sell diseased cattle unless: (1) the cattle are sold through a livestock market where visual examination of livestock is made by an agent of the commission or by the United States Department of Agriculture; or (2) the cattle are sold by a recognized slaughtering establishment maintaining federal, state, or state-approved veterinary postmortem inspection. (c) The original owner of diseased cattle may sell the cattle in violation of Subsection (b) of this section if the cattle are sold and delivered on the premises of the original owner, but the purchaser shall comply with the requirements of this section. (d) A person may not release diseased cattle from a livestock market unless the cattle are: (1) consigned directly to a federally approved terminal market or to a slaughtering establishment maintaining federal, state, or state-approved veterinary postmortem inspection; and (2) accompanied by a certificate or permit issued by a representative of the commission or the United States Department of Agriculture naming the terminal market or slaughtering establishment. (e) This section does not prevent the original owner of diseased cattle, or an agent of the owner, from voiding the sale of the cattle if the owner is not satisfied with the top bid price, but the owner shall obtain a certificate or permit under Subsection (d) of this section and shall deliver the cattle to the place specified on the certificate or permit. A person is not liable for a violation of this subsection unless the agent of the commission shows the person a list of approved establishments to which the cattle may be consigned and allows the person to select an establishment from that list. (f) A person may not deliver or divert diseased cattle consigned under a certificate or permit issued under Subsection (d) of this section to a place other than the terminal market or slaughtering establishment named in the certificate or permit. The cattle must be delivered to the terminal market or slaughtering establishment not later than the fifth day following the day on which the certificate or permit is issued. (g) A person may not release diseased cattle from a terminal market or slaughtering establishment to which the cattle have been consigned under a certificate or permit issued under Subsection (d) of this section except on authority of the commission. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1403, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. SUBCHAPTER H. REMEDIES AND PENALTIES
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