By: Lindsay S.B. No. 1782 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to the disposal of dead animal carcasses found on 1-2 municipal and county roadways. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 361, Health and Safety 1-5 Code, is amended by adding Section 361.116 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 361.116. DISPOSAL OF CARCASSES OF ANIMALS KILLED ON 1-7 ROADWAYS. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 1-8 chapter, counties and municipalities may dispose of the carcasses 1-9 of animals killed on county or municipal roadways by burying the 1-10 carcasses on property owned by the entity that is responsible for 1-11 road maintenance. No permit shall be required to dispose of animal 1-12 carcasses on county or municipal property. Disposal shall be 1-13 conducted in a manner consistent with public health. 1-14 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the 1-15 Texas Department of Transportation may dispose of the carcasses of 1-16 animals killed on the state highway system by burying the carcasses 1-17 on state highway right-of-way. No permit shall be required to 1-18 dispose of animal carcasses on state highway right-of-way. 1-19 Disposal shall be conducted in a manner consistent with public 1-20 health. 1-21 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997. 1-22 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-23 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-1 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-2 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-3 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.