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79R4913 QS-F

By:  Hardcastle                                                   H.B. No. 1363



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certificates of veterinary inspection.                            
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 161, Agriculture Code, is 
amended by adding Section 161.061 to read as follows:
	Sec. 161.061.  CERTIFICATES OF VETERINARY INSPECTION.  (a)  
The commission by rule may provide for the issuance of a certificate 
of veterinary inspection by a veterinarian to a person transporting 
livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl in this 
state.
	(b)  The commission by rule shall set and charge a fee for 
each certificate of veterinary inspection provided to a 
veterinarian under this section.
	SECTION 2.  Section 161.081(d), Agriculture Code, is 
repealed.               
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.