AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
S.B. 1356 repeals Subchapter 4, Chapter 144, Agriculture Code, so a person would simply register the marking with the county. The comptroller of public accounts indicates that DPS has received one registration under this statute in the past 25 years and the livestock tattoo fund to which the fees would be deposited is not an active fund or account.
As proposed, S.B. 1356 amends current law relating to the repeal of certain laws regulating the registration of animal tattoo marks with the Department of Public Safety.
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. Repealer: Subchapter E (Registration of Animal Tattoo Marks), Chapter 144 (Marks and Brands), Agriculture Code.
SECTION 2. Provides that the repeal by this Act of Subchapter E, Chapter 144, Agriculture Code, does not affect the validity of a certificate of registration issued under that subchapter before the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 2011.