Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 144.003 - Age for Marking or Branding(a) Cattle shall be marked with the earmark or branded with the brand of the owner on or before the date they are one year old.(b) Hogs, sheep, and goats shall be marked with the earmark of the owner on or before the date they are six months old.
Tex. Agric. Code § 144.003
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1353, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1981.