86R15307 SRA-D

By: White, Bailes H.B. No. 410

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 410:

By: Zedler C.S.H.B. No. 410

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the regulation of certain low-volume livestock processing establishments.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 433.0245, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subsections (a-1) and (e) and amending Subsections (b) and (c) to read as follows:

(a-1) For purposes of this section, "low-volume livestock processing establishment" includes an establishment that processes fewer than 10,000 poultry or domestic rabbits in a calendar year.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a [A] low-volume livestock processing establishment that is exempt from federal inspection shall register with the department in accordance with rules adopted by the executive commissioner for registration.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a [A] low-volume livestock processing establishment that is exempt from federal inspection shall develop a sanitary operation procedures plan.

(e) A low-volume livestock processing establishment that is exempt from federal inspection and processes fewer than 500 domestic rabbits in a calendar year is not required to comply with Subsection (b) or (c).

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.