Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.003
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.003, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 161.003. DUTY OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Official statutory text
(a) The commissioners court of each county shall cooperate with and assist the commission in protecting livestock, domestic animals, and domestic fowl from communicable diseases, regardless of whether a particular disease exists in the county.
(b) Each commissioners court may employ a veterinarian at the expense of the county. Any veterinarian employed is subject to approval by the commission.
(b) Each commissioners court may employ a veterinarian at the expense of the county. Any veterinarian employed is subject to approval by the commission.
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