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TITLE 4. AGRICULTURE
PART I. Texas Department of
Agriculture
Chapter 15. Consumer Services
Division
Texas Weights and Measures
4 TAC 15.3
The Texas Department of Agriculture proposes
amendments to 15.3, concerning technical require-
ments and commercial weighing and measuring
devices.
The Texas Agriculture Code, 13 114 (1981), re-
quires the Texas Department of Agriculture to estab-
lish tolerances and specifications for commercial
weighing and measuring apparatus used in the state
similar to those tolerances and specifications estab-
lished by the U.S Department of Commerce/National
Bureau of Standards (NBS). The NBS has recently
completed publication of its 1984 edition of the Na-
tional Bureau of Standards Handbook 44, which con-
tains those amendments adopted by the 68th National
Conference on Weights and Measures during its an-
nual meeting in 1983
For the purpose of implementing current NBS stan-
dards, the department adopts by reference the NBS
Handbook (1984), Specifications, Tolerances, and
Other Technical Requirements for Measuring Devices.
Charles Forester, weights and measures law supervi-
sor, has determined that for the first five-year period
the rule will be in effect there will be no fiscal impli-
cations for state or local government or small busi-
nesses as a result of enforcing or administering the
rule.
Mr. Forester also has determined that for each year
of the first five years the rule as proposed is in effect
the public benefit anticipated as a result of enforcing
the rule as proposed is a current and improved sys-
tem of standardized weights and measures for the
State of Texas. There is no anticipated economic cost
to individuals who are required to comply with the rule
as proposed.
Comments on the proposal may be submitted to
Patrick D. Redman, Attorney, Texas Department of
Agriculture, P.O. Box 12847, Austin, Texas 78711
All comments should be in writing and substantially
comply with the Texas Administrative Code, Title 4,
1.4(b).
The amendments are proposed under the Texas
Agriculture Code, 13 114 (1981), which provides
the Texas Department of Agriculture with the authori-
ty to establish stanoards and specifications for com-
mercial weighing and measuring apparatus in this
state.
115.3. Technical Requirements for Commercial Weigh-
ing and Measuring Devices. The Texas Department of
Agriculture hereby adopts by reference the National
Bureau of Standards Handbook 44 (1984) [(1982)],Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Require-
ments for Weighing and Measuring Devices, containing
the specifications, tolerances, and other technical require-
ments for commercial weighing and measuring devices
as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and
Measures in 1983 [1981]. The handbook is available upon
request from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S.
Government Printing Office, 710 North Capitol Street,
Washington, D.C. 20402.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has
been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within
the agency's authority to adopt.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on May 10, 1984TRD-845314
Patrick D. Redman
Agency Lialson
Texas Department of AgricultureEarliest possible date of adoption
June 18, 1984
For further information, please call (512) 475-6686.
PART II. Texas Animal Health
Commission
Chapter 39. Scabies
4 TAC 39.1
(Editor's note- The Texas Animal Health Commission
proposes for permanent adoption the new section it
adopts on an emergency basis in this issue. The text
of the new section is published in the Emergency Rules
section of this issue.)
The Texas Animal Health Commission proposes
amendments to 39 1, concerning scabies in cattle.
Scabies is a contagious skin disease caused by mites.
The commission has been contacted by ranchers,
feedlots, and veterinarians asking that the drug Iver-
mectin be approved for use as an alternative method
in treating cattle with scabies in Texas because it is
easier to use The Food and Drug Administration and
the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
have approved the use of Ivermectin, an injectable
drug All infested or exposed cattle, except female
dairy cattle of breeding age, and cattle within 35 days
of slaughter, can be treated with Ivermectin. The
USDA has confirmed that Ivermectin effectively eradi-
cates cattle scabies mites without injury to the cat-
tle. Until recently the only approved method available
for treatment of cattle scabies was by dipping the cat-
tle in a vat using an approved dip The commission
deems it advisable to amend its regulations to allow
for the use of Ivermectin as an alternative method for
treating cattle that are scabies infested.
The proposed amendment is simultaneously adopted
on an emergency basis in this issue of the Register.
Ken Welch, administration director, has determined
that for the first five-year period the rule will be in ef-
fect there will be no fiscal implications for state or lo-
cal government or small businesses as a result of
enforcing or administering the rule.Texas,
Register9 TexReg 2734
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May 18, 1984
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