Tex. Agriculture Code § 148.029
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 148.029, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 148.029. FEE FOR HORSES SOLD TO SLAUGHTERER.
Official statutory text
(a) A slaughterer shall pay the following fees for each horse purchased for slaughter:
(1) $2 to the Texas Agricultural Extension Service; and
(2) $3 to the department, agency, or association authorized and designated by the secretary of agriculture of the United States to inspect livestock in Texas under 7 U.S.C. Section 217a.
(b) The slaughterer shall remit the fees required by Subsection (a) on a weekly basis.
(1) $2 to the Texas Agricultural Extension Service; and
(2) $3 to the department, agency, or association authorized and designated by the secretary of agriculture of the United States to inspect livestock in Texas under 7 U.S.C. Section 217a.
(b) The slaughterer shall remit the fees required by Subsection (a) on a weekly basis.
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