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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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AGRICULTURE CODE |
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Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS |
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Subtitle C. CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND PESTS |
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Chapter 161. GENERAL DISEASE AND PEST CONTROL |
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Subchapter C. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION |
Sec. 161.0415. DISPOSAL OF DISEASED OR EXPOSED LIVESTOCK
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(a) The commission by order may require the slaughter of livestock, under the direction of the commission, or the sale of livestock for immediate slaughter at a public slaughtering establishment maintaining federal or state inspection if the livestock is exposed to or infected with a disease other than bluetongue or vesicular stomatitis that:
(1) is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture as a foreign animal disease;
(2) is the subject of a cooperative eradication program with the United States Department of Agriculture;
(3) is named on "List A" of the Office International Des Epizooties; or
(4) is the subject of a state of emergency, as declared by the governor.
(b) The commission by order may require the slaughter and disposal of livestock exposed to or infected with a disease not listed in Subsection (a) if the commission determines that action to be necessary for the protection of animal health in this state. The commission shall immediately deliver a copy of an order issued under this subsection to the appropriate legislative oversight committees.
(c) A person may appeal an order of the commission under this section as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(d) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality may not adopt a rule related to the disposal of livestock under this section unless the rule is developed in cooperation with and is approved by the Texas Animal Health Commission.