BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	H.B. 92
92R12041 TRH-D	By: Cook, Pitts (Estes)
	Agriculture & Rural Affairs
	5/4/2011
	Engrossed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

Under current law, certain counties have more authority over the regulation of slaughterhouses than other counties.  In  some areas, the county commissioners court has the authority to require a slaughterer to obtain a permit from the county and to prohibit the operation of a slaughterhouse under certain circumstances.  Currently, Navarro County does not have this authority.

H.B. 92 amends current law relating to the regulation of slaughterers by certain counties.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 148.001, Agriculture Code, to redefine "slaughterer."

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 234.032, Local Government Code, as follows:

Sec. 234.032.  APPLICABILITY.  Provides that this subchapter applies only in the unincorporated area of a county if the county:

(1) contains two or more municipalities with a population of 250,000 or more;

(2) is a county adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (1); or

(3) is a county adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (2) and has a population of not more than 50,000, and contains a municipality with a population of at least 2,000.

SECTION 3.  Effective date:  September 1, 2011.