Tex. Agric. Code § 162.004 · Chapter 162. TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL
CERTIFICATE OF TEST OR VACCINATION OF CATTLE OR OTHER ANIMALS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) For each tuberculosis test performed on cattle, hogs, or fowl, a veterinarian shall file a certificate with the commission that identifies the animals tested and shows:
(1) the name and post office address of the owner;
(2) the location of the premises and the animals;
(3) the date of the test;
(4) the kind of test conducted;
(5) the result of the test; and
(6) whether the test was an interstate, accredited herd, municipal, or private test.
(b) For each vaccination of hogs, a veterinarian shall file a certificate with the commission that shows:
(1) the name and post office address of the owner;
(2) the location of the premises;
(3) the number of hogs vaccinated; and
(4) the amount and serial number of the serum and virus or other biologics used.
(c) A certificate under this section must be:
(1) in a form prescribed by the commission; and
(2) sent to the commission within the time prescribed by the commission by rule.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1409, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 849 (S.B. 705), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2021.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.162.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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