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House Bill 1807 |
House Author: King, Tracy O. |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Hinojosa |
House Bill 1807 amends the Agriculture Code to broaden the scope of statutory provisions relating to tick eradication by providing for the treatment of animals rather than for the dipping of livestock. The bill removes the requirement that a certificate required for movement of certain animals accompany the movement in Texas.
Previous law required each head of livestock submitted for movement from a quarantined enclosure to be dipped at certain intervals and found free from ticks at the last dipping before a certificate or permit for movement was issued if ticks were found on any of the livestock. The bill instead requires each head of the animals submitted for such movement to be treated as prescribed by Texas Animal Health Commission rules before such a certificate or permit is issued if ticks are found on any of the animals.