Tex. Agric. Code § 161.135 · Subchapter H. REMEDIES AND PENALTIES
IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF DISEASED CARCASS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person required to dispose of a diseased carcass in accordance with Section 161.004 of this code commits an offense if the person fails to dispose of the carcass in accordance with that section.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor for each animal carcass improperly disposed of.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1404, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.161.htm
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