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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 164. SCABIES CONTROL |
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Subchapter C. QUARANTINES |
Sec. 164.046. DISINFECTION OF QUARANTINED PREMISES
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(a) In accordance with this section, the owner, lessee, or person in charge of premises quarantined for sheep scabies shall cleanse and disinfect all places in which infected or exposed sheep have been closely confined, including corrals, water lots, pens, and sheds.
(b) The person shall remove and burn or bury all manure and litter and then spray the surface of the places in which the sheep were confined with a solution of six ounces of 95 percent carbolic acid to each gallon of water or a solution of four ounces of cresol compound USP to each gallon of water.
(c) Disinfection under this section must be performed under the supervision of a commission inspector and before uninfected or unexposed sheep are permitted to enter the places to be disinfected.