Tex. Agriculture Code § 144.042
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 144.042, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 144.042. RECORDING.
Official statutory text
In recording a mark, electronic device, tattoo, brand, or other generally accepted identification method, the person recording the mark shall note the date on which the mark, electronic device, tattoo, brand, or other generally accepted identification method is recorded. In addition, the person recording a mark, electronic device, tattoo, brand, or other generally accepted identification method shall designate the part of the animal on which the mark, electronic device, tattoo, brand, or other generally accepted identification method is to be placed.
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