Sec. 164.062. CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. (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 dipped in a solution 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.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1425, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 44, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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