Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.110
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.110, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 167.110. PRESUMPTION OF EXISTENCE OR SUFFICIENCY OF TREATMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) In the trial of any case under this chapter in connection with the treatment of animals or the failure to treat animals, it is presumed that:
(1) the treatment contained a sufficient amount of treatment chemical and the treatment chemical had been properly tested; or
(2) the treatment chemical could have and would have been put into the treatment facility and tested if the owner or caretaker had brought the animals to the treatment facility for the purpose of treatment.
(b) In a criminal prosecution for failure to treat animals under this chapter, the state is not required to allege and prove that the treatment facility contained treatment chemical.
(c) If it is necessary in a court proceeding to prove the test of a treatment chemical, it is only necessary to prove that:
(1) the treatment chemical used was one of the official treatment chemicals prescribed by the commission; and
(2) the inspector tested the treatment chemical in accordance with the rules of the commission.
(1) the treatment contained a sufficient amount of treatment chemical and the treatment chemical had been properly tested; or
(2) the treatment chemical could have and would have been put into the treatment facility and tested if the owner or caretaker had brought the animals to the treatment facility for the purpose of treatment.
(b) In a criminal prosecution for failure to treat animals under this chapter, the state is not required to allege and prove that the treatment facility contained treatment chemical.
(c) If it is necessary in a court proceeding to prove the test of a treatment chemical, it is only necessary to prove that:
(1) the treatment chemical used was one of the official treatment chemicals prescribed by the commission; and
(2) the inspector tested the treatment chemical in accordance with the rules of the commission.
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