Texas Agriculture Code Title 6, Chapter 163 - Brucellosis Control

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 163.001 - Definitions
  (a) In this chapter: (1) "Caretaker" has the meaning assigned by Section 161.002 of this code. (2) "Commission" means the Texas Animal Health Commission. (b)...
• Texas Section 163.002 - Cooperative Program
  In order to bring about effective control of bovine brucellosis, to allow Texas cattle to move in interstate and international commerce with the fewest possible...

SUBCHAPTER B BRUCELLOSIS CONTROL AREAS

• Texas Section 163.003 - Fees
  The commission may establish fees in amounts necessary to cover the cost of administering this chapter when combined with funds received from other sources. Added...

SUBCHAPTER D ENFORCEMENT

• Texas Section 163.021 - Classification Of Areas
  (a) The commission by rule may prescribe criteria for classifying areas in the state for purposes of brucellosis control. The commission may prescribe differing control...
• Texas Section 163.061 - Rules; Reports
  Following notice and a hearing, the commission may adopt rules and require reports and records as necessary to carry out Subchapters A-D of this chapter,...
• Texas Section 163.062 - Employees
  The commission may employ personnel, including veterinarians, inspectors, stenographers, and clerks, as necessary to the enforcement of Subchapters A-D of this chapter or the performance...
• Texas Section 163.063 - Entry Power
  (a) A representative of the commission, including a member of the commission, is entitled to enter any public or private property for the exercise of...
• Texas Section 163.064 - Testing And Vaccination
  (a) Only a person approved by the commission may perform testing and vaccinating for brucellosis, regardless of whether the person is a veterinarian. (b) The...
• Texas Section 163.065 - Branding And Handling Of Diseased Cattle
  (a) If a tested animal shows evidence of infection with brucellosis, the person performing the test shall handle the animal in accordance with the rules...
• Texas Section 163.066 - Regulation Of Movement Of Cattle; Exception
  (a) As a control measure, the commission by rule may regulate the movement of cattle. The commission may restrict the intrastate movement of cattle even...
• Texas Section 163.069 - Individual Herd Plans
  (a) The commission by rule may provide for the handling and treatment of individual herds in which testing or epidemiology has produced evidence of infection...
• Texas Section 163.070 - Required Assistance
  If ordered by the commission or its representative, the owner or caretaker of cattle shall submit the cattle and furnish labor and facilities used in...

SUBCHAPTER F PENALTIES

• Texas Section 163.072 - Blood Samples
  (a) The commission may require slaughter plants to collect and submit blood samples for brucellosis testing. (b) The commission by rule shall determine the method...
• Texas Section 163.081 - Refusal To Vaccinate Female Calves
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person refuses to vaccinate a female calf owned by that person in accordance with the rules of...
• Texas Section 163.082 - Refusal Of Owner To Assist
  (a) A person who is the owner of cattle commits an offense if the person knowingly refuses to gather cattle or to furnish necessary labor...
• Texas Section 163.083 - Refusal Of Entry
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person refuses to permit a representative of the commission to enter property or premises of which the...
• Texas Section 163.084 - Movement Of Cattle In Violation Of Commission Rule
  (a) A person, including a railway or a common carrier, commits an offense if the person knowingly moves an animal in violation of a rule...
• Texas Section 163.085 - Failure To Properly Handle Infected Animal
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly refuses to handle in accordance with the rules of the commission an animal that the...
• Texas Section 163.086 - Sale Of Infected Cattle
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person sells or otherwise disposes of an animal for purposes other than slaughter that the person knows...
• Texas Section 163.087 - Improper Sale Or Use Of Vaccine Or Antigen
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person sells or administers a brucellosis antigen or vaccine in violation of Section 163.064 of this code....

Last modified: September 28, 2016