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 164. SCABIES CONTROL |
Subchapter C. QUARANTINES |
Sec. 164.041. ESTABLISHMENT
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(a) If the commission determines or is informed that scabies exists among cattle in another state, territory, or country, the commission shall establish a quarantine against all or the portion of the state, territory, or country in which the disease exists. The quarantine is governed by Chapter 161 of this code, except that only a scabies inspector recognized by the commission for that purpose in the quarantine notice may issue certificates or permits for the movement of cattle subject to the quarantine. A person who violates the quarantine is subject to the penalties provided by that chapter.
(b) If an inspector determines that a scabies infection or exposure exists in a county or area of this state, on any premises, including a road, pasture, lot, yard, stockyard, or enclosure, or among any cattle or sheep, the commission may quarantine the area, premises, or animals.