Tex. Agriculture Code § 148.003
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 148.003, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 148.003. SLAUGHTER OF UNBRANDED OR UNMARKED LIVESTOCK; SLAUGHTER WITHOUT BILL OF SALE.
Official statutory text
(a) A slaughterer may not purchase or slaughter for market livestock that is unmarked or unbranded.
(b) A slaughterer may not purchase and slaughter any animal without receiving a bill of sale or written transfer from the person selling the livestock.
(c) This section does not apply to the slaughter of an animal raised by the slaughterer.
(b) A slaughterer may not purchase and slaughter any animal without receiving a bill of sale or written transfer from the person selling the livestock.
(c) This section does not apply to the slaughter of an animal raised by the slaughterer.
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