Tex. Agriculture Code § 164.084
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 164.084, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 164.084. MOVEMENT OF INFECTED, EXPOSED, OR QUARANTINED ANIMALS.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) moves cattle or sheep in violation of Section 164.044(a) of this code; or
(2) moves or permits to be moved along or across a public highway or railroad, or on or across the land or premises of another person, cattle or sheep that are infected with scabies, exposed to scabies, or quarantined for scabies.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) A person commits a separate offense under Subsection (a)(2) of this section for each highway, railroad, or person's land or premises along, across, or onto which the person moves the cattle or sheep.
(d) Venue for prosecution of an offense under Subsection (a)(2) of this section is in any county into which or through which the cattle or sheep are moved.
(1) moves cattle or sheep in violation of Section 164.044(a) of this code; or
(2) moves or permits to be moved along or across a public highway or railroad, or on or across the land or premises of another person, cattle or sheep that are infected with scabies, exposed to scabies, or quarantined for scabies.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) A person commits a separate offense under Subsection (a)(2) of this section for each highway, railroad, or person's land or premises along, across, or onto which the person moves the cattle or sheep.
(d) Venue for prosecution of an offense under Subsection (a)(2) of this section is in any county into which or through which the cattle or sheep are moved.
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