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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of certain drugs in bovine breeding stock by or |
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on the prescription of a veterinarian. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 801, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 801.365 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 801.365. BREEDING STOCK. (a) In this section, |
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"breeding stock" means a bovine animal intended by its owner or |
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caretaker, with the input of a veterinarian, to be used for |
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selective mating to maintain or enhance desirable genetic traits in |
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future generations and not intended, at the time a drug is |
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administered to the animal as provided by this section, for human or |
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animal consumption. The term does not include a market animal. |
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(b) A veterinarian may administer, prescribe, dispense, or |
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deliver any drug derived from a naturally occurring hormone in |
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breeding stock. The veterinarian shall determine and prescribe an |
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adequate withdrawal time for the drug. |
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(c) An owner or caretaker may use a drug described by |
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Subsection (b) in breeding stock in the manner prescribed by a |
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veterinarian. |
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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, 2021. |