This Chapter lays down rules and regulations regarding general disease and pest control in animals. It is composed of the following subchapters: Subchapter A- General Provisions providing definitions and provisions on the duties of the County Commissioners Court, disposal of diseased livestock carcass, the commission written instruments, documents needed to accompany shipment, and considerations of continuing exposure or infection until further commission determination on the exposure or infection eradication; Subchapter B- Texas Animal Health Commission regulating the Commission’s composition, term, mandatory training program for commissioners, internal operational and management rules, procedures of public interest information and complaints, public meetings, technology policy, and rulemaking and dispute resolution procedures; Subchapter C- General Powers and Duties of Commission setting forth provisions regarding the power and the duties of the Commission to protect all livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, and exotic fowl from a list of diseases as provided by this section, and to administer various programs including domestic and exotic fowl registration, regulation and registration of feral swine holding facilities, disposal of diseased or exposed livestock or fowl, and sale and distribution of veterinary biologics. Other duties include preparation of an emergency management plan, adoption of rules regarding the authorization of persons engaged in state or federal disease control, regulation of exhibitions, and regulation of livestock movement from stockyards or railway shipping pens. Further, the commission may adopt rules as necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. Commission’s powers include entry rights to public or private property for the exercise of an authority or performance of a duty under this chapter; inspection of shipment of animals or animal products; entitlement to dealer records for all livestock bought and sold by the dealer; injunctive relief to prevent or abate a violation of a statute administered or enforced by the commission; adoption of Memorandums of Understanding on Cooperation or Enforcement with other departments, local authorities, or other states; regulation of movement of animals; establishment of a disease surveillance program for elk; development and implementation of an animal identification program; classification of areas in the state for disease control; arrange for compensation of livestock or fowl owner if the commission considers it necessary to eradicate the disease and to dispose of the exposed or diseased livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl; assistance in the development, support, and oversight of a food safety or quality assurance program, including the provision of testing services; authority to set and collect fees; issuance of a certificate of veterinary inspection; approval rights on the person or laboratory performing equine infectious anemia tests; Subchapter D- Quarantines laying down rules regarding the establishment of quarantine, publication of notices of a quarantine against another state, territory, or country in a newspaper published in Texas, contents of notice, effect of quarantine, movement from quarantined area, and movement of quarantined animals. Subchapter E- Regulation of Importation of Animals; Subchapter F- Veterinarian Reports of Diseased Animals sanctioning the duty to report the existence of an animal disease, as described by this sector, within 24 hours after diagnosis of the disease, submission of specimen of anthrax victim, and the duty to inform the owner of required method of disposal; Subchapter G- Regulation of Livestock Markets acknowledging the commission duty to adopt rules relating to the movement of livestock, exotic livestock, and exotic fowl from livestock markets and to require tests, immunization, and dipping of those livestock as necessary to protect against the spread of communicable diseases, requiring testing or treatment of livestock, inspection of livestock, and prohibition of sale or delivery of diseased cattle; Subchapter H- Remedies and Penalties describing classification of misdemeanors in case of an offense or noncompliance with the provisions of this Chapter and the available remedies and penalties including administrative penalties, suing for injunction, and bringing a civil suit against nonresident violator or a corporation.
Estados Unidos de América · 1981-09-01