Title AG, Agriculture Code

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 slaughter…

Sec. 148.021. MEAT PROCESSOR. A person is a meat processor subject to this subchapter if the person is engaged in the business of slaughtering cattle, sheep, goats, or hogs and processing or packaging them for sale as meat. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1387, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sep…

Sec. 148.022. TIME AND METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR PURCHASES. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section or by agreement, a meat processor, or any other person, who purchases cattle, sheep, goats, or hogs for slaughter shall make payment for the livestock by: (1) cash or check fo…

Sec. 148.023. AGREEMENT ON TIME AND METHOD OF PAYMENT. (a) The purchaser and seller of cattle, sheep, goats, or hogs, or other expressly authorized agents, may agree in writing on a method of payment other than that provided by Section 148.022 of this code. (b) An agreement under…

Sec. 148.024. DELAY IN COLLECTION OF PAYMENT INSTRUMENTS. An instrument issued in payment for livestock under this subchapter shall be drawn on banks that are so located as not to artificially delay collection of funds through mail or otherwise cause an undue lapse of time in the…

Sec. 148.025. DAMAGES. A purchaser who fails to pay for livestock as provided by this subchapter or who artificially delays the collection of funds for the payment is liable to the seller of the livestock for the purchase price and: (1) damages in an amount equal to 12 percent of…

Sec. 148.026. LIEN. (a) To secure all or part of the sales price, a person who sells cattle, sheep, goats, or hogs for slaughter has a lien on each animal sold and on the carcass of the animal, products from the animal, and proceeds from the sale of the animal, its carcass, or it…

Sec. 148.027. COMMINGLING OF LIVESTOCK UNDER LIEN. (a) If an animal, its carcass, or its products is under a lien and is commingled with other livestock, carcasses, or products so that the identity is lost, the lien extends to all of the commingled animals, carcasses, or products…

Sec. 148.028. PRIORITY OF LIEN. A lien under this subchapter has priority over any other lien or perfected security interest in the animal, its carcass, its products, or proceeds from the sale of the animal, its carcass, or its products. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1388, ch. 388, Se…

Sec. 148.029. FEE FOR HORSES SOLD TO SLAUGHTERER. (a) A slaughterer shall pay the following fees for each horse purchased for slaughter: (1) $2 to the Texas Agricultural Extension Service; and (2) $3 to the department, agency, or association authorized and designated by the secre…

Sec. 148.030. INSPECTION OF HORSES SOLD THROUGH CERTAIN SLAUGHTERHOUSES. The department, agency, or association authorized to inspect livestock under 7 U.S.C. Section 217a shall inspect for identification purposes each horse held, handled, purchased, or sold through a slaughterho…

Sec. 148.041. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter does not apply to the following counties: Anderson, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Bowie, Brazos, Burleson, Caldwell, Calhoun, Camp, Cass, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Collin, Colorado, Comal, Comanche, Dallas,…

Sec. 148.042. SLAUGHTERER'S BOND. (a) Before engaging in business as a slaughterer of cattle, a person must file a bond with the clerk of the county court of the county in which the person is to conduct business. The bond is subject to approval by the county judge and must be: (1…

Sec. 148.043. RECORDS. (a) A slaughterer of cattle shall keep a true and faithful record, in a book kept for that purpose, of all cattle purchased or slaughtered, including: (1) a description of each animal, including marks, brands, age, color, and weight; (2) the name of the per…

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 sl…

Sec. 148.061. FAILURE TO REGISTER. (a) A person required by Section 148.002 of this code to register as a slaughterer commits an offense if the person fails to register. (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $25.…

Sec. 148.062. SLAUGHTER OF UNBRANDED OR UNMARKED LIVESTOCK; SLAUGHTER WITHOUT BILL OF SALE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person slaughters unbranded or unmarked livestock, or purchases or slaughters an animal without receiving a bill of sale or written transfer, in viol…

Sec. 148.063. FAILURE TO KEEP OR PROVIDE RECORDS OF PURCHASE OR SLAUGHTER. (a) A person required to keep records of purchase or slaughter by Section 148.011 of this code commits an offense if the person violates that section. (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor pun…

Sec. 148.064. FAILURE TO REPORT TO COUNTY. (a) A person required by Section 148.012(a) of this code to file reports on slaughtered animals with the county commits an offense if the person fails to file a report as required by that section. (b) An offense under this section is a m…

Sec. 148.065. FAILURE TO FILE BOND. (a) A person required by Section 148.042 of this code to file a bond commits an offense if the person engages in business as a slaughterer without filing bond in accordance with that section. (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor p…

Sec. 148.066. FAILURE TO KEEP OR PERMIT INSPECTION OF RECORDS. (a) A person required by Section 148.043 of this code to keep records commits an offense if the person: (1) fails to keep records as required by that section; or (2) refuses to permit inspection of those records at re…

Sec. 148.069. PURCHASE OF SLAUGHTERED CATTLE WITHOUT HIDE OR EARS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person purchases slaughtered cattle in violation of Section 148.045 of this code. (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50…