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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of certain low-volume and other |
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livestock processing establishments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 433.0245, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (a-1), (e), and (f) and amending |
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Subsections (b), (c), and (d) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) For purposes of this section, a low-volume livestock |
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processing establishment: |
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(1) includes an establishment that processes fewer |
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than 10,000 domestic rabbits or more than 1,000 but fewer than |
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10,000 poultry in a calendar year; and |
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(2) does not include an establishment that processes |
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1,000 or fewer poultry raised by the operator of the establishment |
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in a calendar year. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsections (e) and (f), a [A] |
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low-volume livestock processing establishment that is exempt from |
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federal inspection shall register with the department in accordance |
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with rules adopted by the executive commissioner for registration. |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsections (e) and (f), a [A] |
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low-volume livestock processing establishment that is exempt from |
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federal inspection shall develop a sanitary operation procedures |
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plan. |
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(d) Except as provided by Subsection (f), if [If] |
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contaminated livestock can be reasonably traced to a low-volume |
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livestock processing establishment that is exempt from federal |
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inspection, the department may request the attorney general or the |
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district or county attorney in the jurisdiction where the facility |
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is located to institute a civil suit to enjoin the operation of the |
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establishment until the department determines that the |
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establishment has been sanitized and is operating safely. |
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(e) A low-volume livestock processing establishment that is |
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exempt from federal inspection and processes fewer than 500 |
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domestic rabbits in a calendar year is not required to comply with |
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Subsection (b) or (c). |
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(f) An establishment described by Subsection (a-1)(2): |
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(1) is not subject to additional state regulation; and |
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(2) may sell poultry products directly to consumers. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 410 was passed by the House on April |
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10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to |
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H.B. No. 410 on May 23, 2019, and requested the appointment of a |
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conference committee to consider the differences between the two |
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houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report |
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on H.B. No. 410 on May 26, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 141, |
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Nays 2, 2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 410 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference |
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committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and |
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that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No. |
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410 on May 26, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |