Enrolled Bill Summary

Federal regulations that formerly designated the entire state of Texas as a modified accredited area for purposes of bovine tuberculosis control have been revised to confer split status, recognizing parts of El Paso and Hudspeth counties as a modified accredited advanced zone and the rest of the state as an accredited tuberculosis-free zone. House Bill 2091 amends the Agriculture Code to conform to the federal change. It eliminates specific requirements relating to identification of diseased cattle by branding and tagging, and instead mandates compliance with bovine tuberculosis identification requirements to be set by the Texas Animal Health Commission.