Tex. Agric. Code § 148.029

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 148.029 - Fee for Horses Sold to Slaughterer

(a) A slaughterer shall pay the following fees for each horse purchased for slaughter:

(1) $2 to the Texas Agricultural Extension Service; and

(2) $3 to the department, agency, or association authorized and designated by the secretary of agriculture of the United States to inspect livestock in Texas under 7 U.S.C. Section 217a.

(b) The slaughterer shall remit the fees required by Subsection (a) on a weekly basis.

Tex. Agric. Code § 148.029

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 780, Sec. 9, eff. 9/1/1997.