Texas Agriculture Code
§ 161.048 — INSPECTION OF SHIPMENT OF ANIMALS OR ANIMAL PRODUCTS
AG § 161.048Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS · Part C. CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND PESTS · Ch. 161. GENERAL DISEASE AND PEST CONTROL · Art. C. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION
Statute text
View on source(a)An agent of the commission is entitled to stop and inspect a shipment of animals or animal products being transported in this state in order to:
(1)determine if the shipment is in compliance with the laws and rules administered by the commission affecting the shipment;
(2)determine if the shipment originated from a quarantined area or herd; or
(3)determine if the shipment presents a danger to the public health or livestock industry through insect infestation or through a communicable or noncommunicable disease.
(b)The commission may detain a shipment of animals or animal products that is being transported in violation of law or a rule of the commission. The commission may require that the shipment be unloaded at the nearest available loading facility.
(c)The commission may not inspect a railroad train at any point other than a terminal.
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 9), Sec. 4, eff. June 18, 2005.