Amend CSHB 1324 by striking existing SECTION 1 and 
substituting the following:
	SECTION 1.  Chapter 149, Agriculture Code, is amended by 
adding Section 149.0031 to read as follows:
	Sec. 149.0031.  DEFENSE. (a)  It is a defense to prosecution 
under Section 149.002 or 149.003 that the horsemeat is:
		(1)  intended as food for human consumption only in a 
foreign country; and
		(2)  from a horse certified by a veterinarian in this 
state as unfit for use as a working horse, recreational horse, or 
breeding horse.
	(b)  A person may not assert a defense under this section 
unless, within the time required by Section 148.012, the person 
files with the county clerk the record required under Section 
148.012(c) and attaches to the record:
		(1)  a copy of the veterinarian's certificate; and                     
		(2)  a statement that includes:                                        
			(A)  the name of the owner of the horse;                              
			(B)  the color, age, and sex of the horse; and                        
			(C)  any identifying marks on the horse.