Texas Agriculture Code

§ 164.002 — SCABIES INFECTION OR EXPOSURE

AG § 164.002Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS · Part C. CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND PESTS · Ch. 164. SCABIES CONTROL · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)For purposes of this chapter, cattle or sheep are scabies-infected if:

(1)actually infected with scabies; or

(2)in a herd in which scabies infection is present.

(b)Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, cattle or sheep are exposed to scabies for purposes of this chapter if:

(1)the cattle or sheep enter or have access to any place, including a corral, shed, car, road, or pasture, that scabies-infected cattle or sheep have entered or had access to during the preceding 90 days; or

(2)the sheep are shorn by a shearing plant that has shorn scabies-infected sheep within the preceding 90 days.

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Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 849 (S.B. 705), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2021.