Texas Agriculture Code

§ 161.003 — DUTY OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT

AG § 161.003Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS · Part C. CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND PESTS · Ch. 161. GENERAL DISEASE AND PEST CONTROL · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)The commissioners court of each county shall cooperate with and assist the commission in protecting livestock, domestic animals, and domestic fowl from communicable diseases, regardless of whether a particular disease exists in the county.

(b)Each commissioners court may employ a veterinarian at the expense of the county. Any veterinarian employed is subject to approval by the commission.

Legislative history

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1393, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.