Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
AGRICULTURE CODE |
Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS |
Subtitle C. CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND PESTS |
Chapter 161. GENERAL DISEASE AND PEST CONTROL |
Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Sec. 161.005. COMMISSION WRITTEN INSTRUMENTS
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(a) The commission may authorize the executive director or another employee to sign written instruments on behalf of the commission. A written instrument, including a quarantine or written notice, signed under that authority has the same force and effect as if signed by the entire commission.
(b) Any written instrument issued by the commission is admissible as evidence in court if certified by the presiding officer or the executive director.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1394, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 24, ch. 3, Sec. 17, eff. June 27, 1983; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.