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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of certain low-volume livestock |
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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 amending Subsections (a-1) and (f) and adding Subsection |
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(a-2) 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 includes an establishment that processes, |
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in a calendar year: |
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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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(2) fewer than 400 domestic swine; |
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(3) fewer than 800 sheep; |
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(4) fewer than 1000 goats; or |
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(5) fewer than 100 cattle. |
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(a-2) For purposes of this section, a low-volume livestock |
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processing establishment does not include an establishment that |
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processes 1,000 or fewer poultry raised by the operator of the |
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establishment in a calendar year. |
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(f) An establishment described by Subsection |
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(a-2)[(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, 2025. |