Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.044
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.044, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 161.044. REGULATION OF LIVESTOCK MOVEMENT FROM STOCKYARDS OR RAILWAY SHIPPING PENS.
Official statutory text
The commission may regulate the movement of livestock out of stockyards or railway shipping pens and require treatment or certification of those animals as reasonably necessary to protect against communicable diseases.
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