Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
AGRICULTURE CODE |
Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS |
Subtitle B. LIVESTOCK |
Chapter 148. SLAUGHTERING OF LIVESTOCK |
Subchapter C. PAYMENT FOR LIVESTOCK PURCHASED FOR SLAUGHTER |
Sec. 148.029. FEE FOR HORSES SOLD TO SLAUGHTERER
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(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 secretary of agriculture of the United States to inspect livestock in Texas under 7 U.S.C. Section 217a.
(b) The slaughterer shall remit the fees required by Subsection (a) on a weekly basis.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 780, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.