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Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.001 Definitions
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Sec. 167.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Animal" means any domestic, free-range, or wild animal capable of hosting or transporting ticks capable of carrying Babesia, including: (A) livestock; (B) zebras, bison, and giraffes; and (C) deer, elk, and other cervid species. (1…
Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.002 Caretaker of Animal
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Sec. 167.002. CARETAKER OF ANIMAL. A person is subject to this chapter as the caretaker of an animal if the person: (1) is the owner, part owner, lessee, occupant, or caretaker of land or premises, and controls that land or those premises, on which the animal is located; (2) is t…
Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.003 General Powers and Duties of Commission
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Sec. 167.003. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION. (a) In accordance with this chapter, the commission shall eradicate all ticks capable of carrying Babesia in this state and shall protect all land, premises, and animals in this state from those ticks and exposure to those ti…
Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.004 Classification of Animals Or Premises As Infested, Exposed, Or Free From Exposure
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Sec. 167.004. CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS OR PREMISES AS INFESTED, EXPOSED, OR FREE FROM EXPOSURE. (a) If a tick is found on an animal, the following are classified as tick infested: (1) each animal that is in the same herd or is then or thereafter on the same range or in the same …