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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting mandatory participation in an animal |
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identification system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 161.056(a), (c), and (d), Agriculture |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In order to provide for disease control and enhance the |
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ability to trace disease-infected animals or animals that have been |
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exposed to disease, the commission may develop and implement a |
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voluntary [an] animal identification program that is consistent |
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with the United States Department of Agriculture's National Animal |
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Identification System. |
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(c) The commission may permit [require] the use of official |
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identification numbers assigned as part of the animal |
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identification program for animal disease control, animal |
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emergency management, and other commission programs. |
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(d) The commission may establish a date by which all |
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participating premises must be registered and may assess a |
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registration fee on all entities that register for a premises |
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identification number. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 161.056(g) and (h), Agriculture Code, |
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are repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007 |
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