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Tex. Agric. Code § 148.003

SLAUGHTER OF UNBRANDED OR UNMARKED LIVESTOCK; SLAUGHTER WITHOUT BILL OF SALE

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1385, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A slaughterer may not purchase or slaughter for market livestock that is unmarked or unbranded.

(b) A slaughterer may not purchase and slaughter any animal without receiving a bill of sale or written transfer from the person selling the livestock.

(c) This section does not apply to the slaughter of an animal raised by the slaughterer.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.