Tex. Est. Code § 356.151 · Subchapter D. SALE OF LIVESTOCK
AUTHORITY FOR SALE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A personal representative of an estate who has possession of livestock and who considers selling the livestock to be necessary or to the estate's advantage may, in addition to any other method provided by law for the sale of personal property, obtain authority from the court in which the estate is pending to sell the livestock through:
(1) a bonded livestock commission merchant; or
(2) a bonded livestock auction commission merchant.
(b) The court may authorize the sale of livestock in the manner described by Subsection (a) on a written and sworn application by the personal representative or any person interested in the estate.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.356.htm
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