Tex. Agric. Code § 163.072 · Subchapter D. ENFORCEMENT
BLOOD SAMPLES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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 of collecting, submitting, and testing of blood samples.
(c) The owner or operator of a slaughter plant commits an offense if the slaughter plant fails to comply with this section or a rule adopted under this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.163.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 d81a80ce7f30ddb295f91afdd3d8fbaf3aad0ab9f62e879c4ce1a44ce0b8b09c
- Composed by
- 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
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.