Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.006
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.006, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 161.006. DOCUMENTS TO ACCOMPANY SHIPMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) If this chapter requires that a certificate or permit accompany animals or commodities moved in this state, the document must be:
(1) in the possession of the conductor of a train and attached to the waybill of the shipment, if the movement is by rail; or
(2) in the possession of the person in charge of the animals or commodities, if the movement is made by any other means.
(b) This section does not apply to a certificate provided for by Section 161.088 of this code.
(1) in the possession of the conductor of a train and attached to the waybill of the shipment, if the movement is by rail; or
(2) in the possession of the person in charge of the animals or commodities, if the movement is made by any other means.
(b) This section does not apply to a certificate provided for by Section 161.088 of this code.
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