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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 165. CONTROL OF DISEASES OF SWINE |
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Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Sec. 165.003. SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF UNATTENUATED HOG CHOLERA VIRUS
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(a) A person may not sell, offer for sale, barter, exchange, or give away unattenuated hog cholera virus.
(b) This section does not prohibit:
(1) acquisition, propagation, manufacture, or use of unattenuated hog cholera virus by, and on the licensed premises of, a firm operating under a United States veterinary license issued by the secretary of agriculture of the United States;
(2) manufacture of unattenuated hog cholera virus by a firm operating under a United States veterinary license for the sale or distribution in states in which use of attenuated hog cholera virus is permitted; or
(3) keeping vaccine on hand for purely experimental or research activities by a recognized college, university, school, or laboratory engaged in research activities.
(c) In this section, "unattenuated hog cholera virus" means a hog cholera virus that has not been modified or inactivated.