Texas Agriculture Code 167.026 – Movement Into This State From Quarantined Area
(a) A person may not move animals, or permit animals of which the person is the owner, part owner, or caretaker to be moved, into this state from an area in another state, territory, or country that is under state or federal quarantine for tick infestation or exposure unless the animals are accompanied by a certificate from an inspector of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
(b) A person may not move goats, hogs, sheep, exotic livestock, or circus animals into this state from an area of another state, territory, or country that is under state or federal quarantine for tick infestation unless the animals:
(1) have been treated free from infestation or exposure; and
(2) are certified as having been so treated by an inspector of the commission or of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
Terms Used In Texas Agriculture Code 167.026
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture. See Texas Agriculture Code 1.003
- Livestock: means cattle, horses, mules, asses, sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, exotic livestock, including elk and elk hybrids, and hogs, unless otherwise defined. See Texas Agriculture Code 1.003
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A person may not move hay, straw, grass, packing straw, pine straw, corn shucks, weeds, plants, litter, manure, dirt, posts, sand, gravel, caliche, or animal by-products into this state for any purpose from an area of another state, territory, or country that is under state or federal quarantine for tick infestation unless the articles:
(1) have been treated in accordance with the requirements of the commission or the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; and
(2) are certified as having been so treated by an inspector of the commission or the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture.