Sec. 163.072. BLOOD SAMPLES

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(a) The commission may require slaughter plants to collect and submit blood samples for brucellosis testing.
(b) The commission by rule shall determine the method of collecting, submitting, and testing of blood samples.
(c) The owner or operator of a slaughter plant commits an offense if the slaughter plant fails to comply with this section or a rule adopted under this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

                    
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