- (a) The commission may require slaughter plants to collect and submit blood samples and other diagnostic specimens for testing for disease.
- (b) The commission by rule shall determine the method of collecting, submitting, and testing of blood samples and other diagnostic specimens.
- (c) The owner or operator of a slaughter plant commits an offense if the slaughter plant fails to comply with this section or a rule adopted under this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 273, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.