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By: Miller of Erath (Senate Sponsor - Estes) |
H.B. No. 375 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 8, 2009; |
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April 27, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Agriculture and Rural Affairs; May 7, 2009, reported adversely, |
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with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 5, |
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Nays 0; May 7, 2009, sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 375 |
By: Uresti |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to classifying elk and elk hybrids as livestock under the |
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Agriculture Code. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1.003(3), Agriculture Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(3) "Livestock" means cattle, horses, mules, asses, |
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sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, exotic livestock, including elk and |
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elk hybrids, and hogs, unless otherwise defined. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2009. |
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