Title AG, Agriculture Code

Sec. 163.061. RULES; REPORTS. Following notice and a hearing, the commission may adopt rules and require reports and records as necessary to carry out Subchapters A-D of this chapter, including rules, reports, and records that relate to the testing or vaccination of cattle or to …

Sec. 163.062. EMPLOYEES. The commission may employ personnel, including veterinarians, inspectors, stenographers, and clerks, as necessary to the enforcement of Subchapters A-D of this chapter or the performance of duties under those subchapters. The commission may assign to thos…

Sec. 163.063. ENTRY POWER. (a) A representative of the commission, including a member of the commission, is entitled to enter any public or private property for the exercise of authority or performance of a duty under Subchapters A-D of this chapter. (b) A representative of the c…

Sec. 163.064. TESTING AND VACCINATION. (a) Only a person approved by the commission may perform testing and vaccinating for brucellosis, regardless of whether the person is a veterinarian. (b) The commission by rule shall prescribe criteria for classifying cattle as negative, inf…

Sec. 163.065. BRANDING AND HANDLING OF DISEASED CATTLE. (a) If a tested animal shows evidence of infection with brucellosis, the person performing the test shall handle the animal in accordance with the rules of the commission. The commission may prescribe requirements according …

Sec. 163.066. REGULATION OF MOVEMENT OF CATTLE; EXCEPTION. (a) As a control measure, the commission by rule may regulate the movement of cattle. The commission may restrict the intrastate movement of cattle even though the movement of the cattle is unrestricted in interstate or i…

Sec. 163.069. INDIVIDUAL HERD PLANS. (a) The commission by rule may provide for the handling and treatment of individual herds in which testing or epidemiology has produced evidence of infection or which was adjacent to a herd in which infection is found. Each plan shall be desig…

Sec. 163.070. REQUIRED ASSISTANCE. If ordered by the commission or its representative, the owner or caretaker of cattle shall submit the cattle and furnish labor and facilities used in normal operation in order that the cattle may be tested, vaccinated, or otherwise handled in ac…

Sec. 163.072. BLOOD SAMPLES. (a) The commission may require slaughter plants to collect and submit blood samples for brucellosis testing. (b) The commission by rule shall determine the method of collecting, submitting, and testing of blood samples. (c) The owner or operator of a …

Sec. 163.081. REFUSAL TO VACCINATE FEMALE CALVES. (a) A person commits an offense if the person refuses to vaccinate a female calf owned by that person in accordance with the rules of the commission. (b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown on…

Sec. 163.082. REFUSAL OF OWNER TO ASSIST. (a) A person who is the owner of cattle commits an offense if the person knowingly refuses to gather cattle or to furnish necessary labor and facilities in accordance with Section 163.070 of this code. (b) An offense under this section is…

Sec. 163.083. REFUSAL OF ENTRY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person refuses to permit a representative of the commission to enter property or premises of which the person is the owner, tenant, or caretaker for the purposes of carrying out a provision of this chapter. (b…

Sec. 163.084. MOVEMENT OF CATTLE IN VIOLATION OF COMMISSION RULE. (a) A person, including a railway or a common carrier, commits an offense if the person knowingly moves an animal in violation of a rule of the commission. (b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor…

Sec. 163.085. FAILURE TO PROPERLY HANDLE INFECTED ANIMAL. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly refuses to handle in accordance with the rules of the commission an animal that the commission has classified as infected with brucellosis. (b) An offense under this …

Sec. 163.086. SALE OF INFECTED CATTLE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person sells or otherwise disposes of an animal for purposes other than slaughter that the person knows to be infected with brucellosis. (b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. (c) T…

Sec. 163.087. IMPROPER SALE OR USE OF VACCINE OR ANTIGEN. (a) A person commits an offense if the person sells or administers a brucellosis antigen or vaccine in violation of Section 163.064 of this code. (b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. Added by Acts 19…