By: Hardcastle, et al. H.B. No. 1363
(Senate Sponsor - Jackson)
(In the Senate - Received from the House March 30, 2005;
April 5, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural
Resources; May 4, 2005, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 4, 2005, sent to printer.)
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 161.0601 to read as follows:
Sec. 161.0601. 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.
(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repealed.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.
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