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 D. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE ONLY TO CERTAIN COUNTIES |
Sec. 148.045. PURCHASE OF SLAUGHTERED CATTLE WITHOUT HIDE OR EARS
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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 slaughtered animal has been changed, mutilated, or destroyed.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1389, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.