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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the acceptable methods for disposal of poultry |
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carcasses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 26.303(a), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The commission by rule shall adopt requirements for the |
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safe and adequate handling, storage, transportation, and disposal |
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of poultry carcasses. The rules must: |
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(1) specify the acceptable methods for disposal of |
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poultry carcasses, including: |
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(A) placement in a landfill permitted by the |
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commission to receive municipal solid waste; |
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(B) composting; |
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(C) cremation or incineration; |
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(D) extrusion; |
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(E) on-farm freezing; |
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(F) rendering; and |
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(G) [cooking for swine food; and
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[(H)] any other method the commission determines |
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to be appropriate; |
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(2) require poultry carcasses stored on the site of a |
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poultry facility to be stored in a varmint-proof receptacle to |
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prevent odor, leakage, or spillage; |
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(3) prohibit the storage of unfrozen poultry carcasses |
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on the site of a poultry facility for more than 72 hours; and |
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(4) authorize the on-site burial of poultry carcasses |
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only in the event of a major die-off that exceeds the capacity of a |
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poultry facility to handle and dispose of poultry carcasses by the |
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normal means used by the facility. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |