Tex. Agriculture Code § 164.062
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 164.062, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 164.062. CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.
Official statutory text
(a) A person may not import sheep into this state unless the shipment is accompanied by a certificate certifying that:
(1) the sheep are free from scabies infection and exposure; or
(2) the sheep have been treated by a method recognized by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, for eradication of sheep scabies and in a manner designed to have eradicated infection or exposure within 10 days prior to the date of importation.
(b) A certificate under this section must be issued by an accredited veterinarian of the state of origin of the shipment or by a veterinarian of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
(1) the sheep are free from scabies infection and exposure; or
(2) the sheep have been treated by a method recognized by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, for eradication of sheep scabies and in a manner designed to have eradicated infection or exposure within 10 days prior to the date of importation.
(b) A certificate under this section must be issued by an accredited veterinarian of the state of origin of the shipment or by a veterinarian of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
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