Texas Agriculture Code
§ 167.003 — GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION
AG § 167.003Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS · Part C. CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND PESTS · Ch. 167. TICK ERADICATION · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In accordance with this chapter, the commission shall eradicate all ticks capable of carrying Babesia in this state and shall protect all land, premises, and animals in this state from those ticks and exposure to those ticks.
(b)In carrying out this chapter, the commission may:
(1)adopt necessary rules;
(2)employ necessary personnel, including a chief inspector, chief clerk, stenographers, and clerks, and assign the personnel to perform duties authorized by this chapter or incidental to its enforcement;
(3)assist and cooperate with county officials; and
(4)enter into cooperative agreements with other state agencies or agencies of the federal government.
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Legislative history
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.