Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 641 amends the Agriculture Code to require that the state's agricultural policy recognize bison as wild animals indigenous to Texas that are distinct from cattle, livestock, exotic livestock, or game animals and that may be raised and used either for commercial purposes or to preserve the bison species. The bill amends the Health and Safety Code, however, to treat bison as livestock for purposes of the Texas Meat and Poultry Inspection Act.