1-1 By: Brimer (Senate Sponsor - Harris) H.B. No. 2345 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 15, 1995; 1-3 May 17, 1995, read first time and referred to Committee on 1-4 Intergovernmental Relations; May 19, 1995, reported favorably by 1-5 the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 19, 1995, sent to 1-6 printer.) 1-7 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-8 AN ACT 1-9 relating to the regulation of slaughterers by a county; providing a 1-10 penalty. 1-11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-12 SECTION 1. Chapter 240, Local Government Code, is amended by 1-13 adding Subchapter D to read as follows: 1-14 SUBCHAPTER D. REGULATION OF SLAUGHTERERS 1-15 Sec. 240.061. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "slaughterer" 1-16 has the meaning assigned by Section 148.001, Agriculture Code. 1-17 Sec. 240.062. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only in 1-18 the unincorporated area of a county if the county: 1-19 (1) contains two or more municipalities with a 1-20 population of 250,000 or more; or 1-21 (2) is a county adjacent to a county described by 1-22 Subdivision (1). 1-23 Sec. 240.063. LOCATION OF SLAUGHTERER. The commissioners 1-24 court of the county may prohibit the operations of a slaughterer: 1-25 (1) within 1,000 feet of a school or residence; or 1-26 (2) at any other location if the commissioners court 1-27 finds that the operation of a slaughterer's business is 1-28 incompatible with the existing land use of the neighboring area or 1-29 would impose an undue hardship on persons residing or trading in 1-30 the neighboring area. 1-31 Sec. 240.064. PERMIT REQUIRED. The commissioners court may 1-32 require that a slaughterer obtain a permit from the county before 1-33 engaging in the slaughtering business in the county. The 1-34 commissioners court may set a fee to be paid for a permit. 1-35 Sec. 240.065. RULES. The commissioners court may adopt 1-36 rules as necessary to administer this chapter. 1-37 Sec. 240.066. INJUNCTION. A district or county attorney may 1-38 bring suit to enjoin the operations of a slaughterer in violation 1-39 of this subchapter or a rule adopted by a county under this 1-40 subchapter. 1-41 Sec. 240.067. OFFENSE. A person commits an offense if a 1-42 person violates a provision of this subchapter or a rule adopted 1-43 under this subchapter. An offense under this section is a Class C 1-44 misdemeanor. 1-45 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995. 1-46 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-47 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-48 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-49 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-50 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. 1-51 * * * * *