Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.112
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.112, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 161.112. RULES.
Official statutory text
(a) Following notice and public hearing, the commission shall adopt rules relating to the movement of livestock, exotic livestock, and exotic fowl from livestock markets and shall require tests, immunization, or treatment as necessary to protect against the spread of communicable diseases.
(b) Following notice and public hearing, the commission may adopt rules requiring permits for moving exotic livestock and exotic fowl from livestock markets as necessary to protect against the spread of communicable diseases.
(b) Following notice and public hearing, the commission may adopt rules requiring permits for moving exotic livestock and exotic fowl from livestock markets as necessary to protect against the spread of communicable diseases.
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