78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3061, Chapter 1333 Page: 1 of 3
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CHAPTER 1333 H.B. No. 3061
1 AN ACT
2 relating to regulation of the disposal of animal remains.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
4 SECTION 1. Section 161.004, Agriculture Code, is amended to
5 read as follows:
6 Sec. 161.004. DISPOSAL OF DISEASED LIVESTOCK CARCASS.
7 (a) A person who is the owner or caretaker of livestock that die
8 from a-disease listed in Section 161.041 of this code, or who owns
9 or controls the land on which the livestock die or on which the
10 carcasses are found, shall, within 24 hours after the carcasses are
11 found:
12 (1) bury the carcass of each animal by digging a grave
13 five feet deep, placing the carcass in the grave, covering the
14 carcass with lime, and filling the grave with dirt; or
15 (2) set fire to the carcass of each animal and burn it
16 until it is thoroughly consumed.
17 (b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality may not
18 adopt a rule related to the disposal of livestock under this section
19 unless the rule is developed in cooperation with and is approved by
20 the Texas Animal Health Commission.
21 SECTION 2. Section 161.0415, Agriculture Code, is amended
22 by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
23 (d) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality may not
24 adopt a rule related to the disposal of livestock under this section
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3061, Chapter 1333, legislative document, June 2003; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth158578/m1/1/: accessed March 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.