1. (a) Under existing statutes, it is unlawful to move, or allow or permit to move, any livestock from the quarantined area except in a manner prescribed by the Texas Animal Health Commission. Movement must be on a written permit or certificate issued by an inspector of the commission or the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, Veterinary Services in accordance with law and the regulations of the commission.

2. (b) Quarantined areas are as follows.

   1. (1) Val Verde County. Beginning at a point on the south bank of the Devils River where the Amistad Dam Compound east fence intersects the water line and following this east fence of the compound in a southerly direction to the southeast corner of the Amistad Dam Compound, approximately 1 3/4 miles; thence, following the meanderings of this compound fence in a southwesterly direction to where it intersects the east right-of-way fence of the old railroad, approximately 3 1/4 miles; thence, following the old railroad right-of-way fence in a southeasterly direction to its intersection with the right-of-way fence of the present Southern Pacific Railroad, approximately 3 1/8 miles; thence, following Southern Pacific Railroad in a southeasterly direction to a point directly north across a gravel road from the northeast corner of the Slover Field, approximately 5 3/4 miles; thence, south across this gravel road to the northeast corner of the Slover Field and following the meanderings of the east fence of the Slover Field in a southwesterly direction to where it intersects the northeast corner of the Woodson Field 1, approximately 1/8 mile; thence, following the meanderings of Woodson Field 1 east fence in a southwesterly direction to the southwest corner of the same, approximately 1/4 mile to the north fence of the Payne Pasture; thence, following the north fence of the Payne Pasture in a westerly direction to the southwest corner of the same, approximately 100 yards; thence, following the west fence of the Payne Pasture in a southeasterly direction across Cienegas Creek to its junction with Kite Road, approximately 100 yards; thence, following Kite Road in a southerly direction to where it intersects Garza Lane, approximately .3 mile; thence, following Garza Lane in a westerly direction to a corner, approximately 1/8 mile; thence, following Garza Lane in a southeasterly direction to where it intersects U.S. Highway 277 Spur, approximately 1 1/8 miles; thence, following U.S. Highway 277 Spur in a southeasterly direction to its intersection with Hudson Drive, approximately .5 mile; thence, following Hudson Drive in a southeasterly direction to where it joins Rio Grande Drive, formerly called Silo Field Road, approximately .6 mile; thence, following the west fence of Rio Grande Drive in a southeasterly direction to where it joins the east fence of the Rudy Mota Vega, approximately .4 mile; thence, following the east fence of the Rudy Mota Vega in a southeasterly direction to where it joins the San Felipe Creek, approximately .3 mile; thence, following San Felipe Creek in an easterly direction to where it joins the W.L. Moody Rancho Rio Grande north fence of the Leroyce Pasture, approximately 1.2 miles; thence, following the meanderings of the Leroyce Pasture north fence in an easterly direction to a corner where it intersects the west right-of-way fence of U.S. Highway 277 being the east fence of the Rancho Rio Grande, approximately 3.2 miles; thence, following the Rancho Rio Grande east fence (on the west side of U.S. Highway 277) in a southeasterly direction to where it intersects the Val Verde-Kinney County line approximately 9.2 miles.
   2. (2) Kinney County. Beginning at a point where the Rancho Rio Grande east fence intersects the Val Verde-Kinney County line; thence, following the meanderings of the Rancho Rio Grande east fence in a southeasterly direction to where it intersects the Kinney-Maverick County line, approximately 14 miles.
   3. (3) Maverick County. Beginning at a point where the Rancho Rio Grande east fence intersects the Kinney-Maverick County line; thence, following the Rancho Rio Grande east fence in a southeasterly direction to where it joins the southeast corner of the Rancho Rio Grande four section pasture, approximately 2.7 miles; thence following the south fence of the Rancho Rio Grande four section pasture in a westerly direction to a point where it intersects the Maverick County Water District main canal, approximately 1.5 miles; thence, following the Maverick County Water District main canal in a southeasterly direction to where it intersects the west right-of-way fence of U.S. Highway 277 approximately 2.5 miles; thence, following the west right-of-way fence of U.S. Highway 277, in a southerly direction to where it intersects Maverick County Water District Lateral #2, approximately .5 mile; thence, following the Maverick County Water District Lateral #2 in a southerly direction to where it intersects the north fence of the Calley property, approximately 5 1/4 miles; thence, east along the north fence of the Calley property to a corner, approximately 200 yards; thence following the east fence of the Calley property in a southerly direction to the northeast corner of the Hal Bowles Ranch, approximately 3/8 mile; thence, following the east fence of the Hal Bowles Ranch in a southeasterly direction to where it intersects the north fence of the Lehman Brothers Ranch, approximately 3/4 mile; thence, following the Lehman north fence in a southeasterly direction to a drainage canal, approximately 1/8 mile; thence following the drainage canal in a southerly direction to the north fence of the Las Vegas Ranch, approximately 7/8 mile; thence, following the meanderings of the Las Vegas Ranch fence in a southeasterly direction to the northeast corner of the same, approximately one mile; thence, following the meanderings of the east fence of the Las Vegas Ranch in a southerly direction to where it intersects the Alex Ritchie north fence, approximately 3.5 miles; thence along the north fence of the Alex Ritchie Farm in an easterly direction to where it intersects the Maverick County Water District main canal, approximately 3/8 mile; thence, following the meanderings of the Maverick County Water District main canal in a southerly direction to where it intersects the CPL Power Plant Road, approximately 3.5 miles; thence, following the CPL Power Plant Road in an easterly direction to where it intersects the west right-of-way fence of U.S. Highway 277, approximately 1-5/8 mile; thence, following U.S. Highway 277 in a southerly direction into the City of Eagle Pass and following the meanderings of U.S. Highway 277 in a southerly direction to its intersection with Church Street, approximately 8.5 miles; thence, following Church Street in a westerly direction to its intersection with Commercial Street, approximately .5 mile; thence, following Commercial Street in a southerly direction to its intersection with Garrison Street, approximately .7 mile; thence, following Garrison Street in an easterly direction to its intersection with Adams Street, approximately .2 mile; thence, following the meanderings of Adams Street in a southerly direction to where it becomes Industrial Park Road, approximately one mile; thence, following the meanderings of Industrial Park Road to where it intersects Brown Street, approximately 1.5 miles; thence, following Brown Street in an easterly direction to the intersection of Farm Road 1021, approximately .5 mile; thence, following Farm Road 1021 (Mines Road) in a southeasterly direction to the Webb County Line, approximately 43.5 miles.
   4. (4) Webb County. Beginning at a point where the Maverick-Webb County line intersects the Mines Road and following this road in a southeasterly direction to its intersection with Del Mar Boulevard and IH 35, approximately 63 miles; thence, following IH 35 in a southerly direction to its intersection with Matamoros Street (U.S. Highway 83) approximately 4.1 miles; thence, following Matamoros Street in an easterly direction approximately one mile to where Matamoros Street becomes Guadalupe Street; thence, following Guadalupe Street in an easterly direction approximately 1 1/2 miles to where U.S. Highway 83 turns in a southerly direction; thence, following U.S. Highway 83 in a southerly direction, approximately 16.7 miles to where it intersects the Webb-Zapata County line.
   5. (5) Zapata County. Beginning at a point where U.S. Highway 83 intersects the Webb-Zapata County line and following U.S. Highway 83 in a southerly direction to where it intersects the Zapata-Starr County line, approximately 56 miles.
   6. (6) Starr County. Beginning at a point where U.S. Highway 83 intersects the Zapata-Starr County line and following a fence along the Zapata-Starr County line in a southwesterly direction to where it intersects the east fence of the Falcon State Park, approximately 3 3/4 miles; thence, following the east fence of the Falcon State Park in a southeasterly direction to a corner, approximately one mile; thence, following the same fence in an easterly direction to a corner, approximately 100 yards; thence, following the same fence in a southerly direction to a corner, approximately 100 yards; thence, following the same fence in an easterly direction to a cattle guard at the entrance of Falcon State Park at Old U.S. Highway 83, approximately .4 mile; thence, across Park Road 46 at the entrance to Falcon State Park on Old U.S. Highway 83 and following the park enclosure fence in a southerly direction to a corner, approximately 100 yards; thence, following Falcon State Park fence in a westerly direction to a corner, approximately .4 mile; thence, following the same fence in a southerly direction to where it intersects the north fence of the IBWC compound, approximately .5 mile; thence, following the IBWC compound north fence in an easterly direction to its intersection with Old U.S. Highway 83, approximately .4 mile; thence, following Old U.S. Highway 83, also known as FM Road 2098, south and southeast to its junction with the present U.S. Highway 83, approximately 4 1/4 miles; thence, following U.S. Highway 83 in a southeasterly direction to the south fence of the M. Ramirez Pasture at the north city limits of Roma, approximately 9.5 miles; thence, following the south fence of the M. Ramirez Pasture in a northeasterly direction to where it intersects the west fence of the G. Madrigal Ranch, approximately .4 mile; thence, following the meanderings of the west fence of the G. Madrigal Ranch in a southeasterly direction, around the east side of the R. Pena addition to the City of Roma to a dirt road, approximately .9 mile; thence, following the same dirt road in a southerly direction to where it intersects U.S. Highway 83 at the Roma Graveyard, approximately .3 mile; thence, following the north side of U.S. Highway 83 in an easterly direction through Rio Grande City to its intersection with Loop 83, approximately 18 miles; thence, following the north side of Loop 83 in an easterly direction to its intersection with the MP Railroad right-of-way, approximately 3.5 miles; thence, following the north side of MP Railroad in an easterly direction to the Starr-Hidalgo County Line, approximately 13 miles.
   7. (7) Hidalgo County. Beginning at a point where the MP Railroad right-of-way intersects the Starr-Hidalgo County line and following the north side of the MP Railroad right-of-way in an easterly direction to where it intersects Old Military Road approximately three-fourths of a mile; thence, following Old Military Road in an easterly direction to where it intersects the IBWC Levee, approximately eight miles; thence, following the IBWC Levee in a southeasterly direction to where it intersects the Old Military Road, approximately 8.5 miles; thence, following the Old Military Road in an easterly direction to where it joins FM Road Number 1016 at Madero, approximately 1 3/4 miles; thence, following FM Road Number 1016 in a southeasterly direction to where it joins the Old Military Road, approximately one mile; thence, following the Old Military Road in a southeasterly direction to the North Granjeno Road, approximately 1 3/4 mile; thence, following the North Granjeno Road in an easterly direction to where it intersects Shary Road, approximately 5/8 mile; thence, south on Shary Road to where it intersects the IBWC Levee, approximately 50 yards; thence, following the meanderings of the IBWC in an easterly direction to where it intersects FM Road 1926, approximately three miles; thence, following FM 1926 in a southerly direction to where it intersects U.S. Highway 281 Spur, approximately 27 miles; thence, following U.S. Highway 281 Spur in an easterly direction to where it becomes U.S. Highway 281, approximately 4.2 miles; thence, following U.S. Highway 281, in an easterly direction to where it intersects the Hidalgo-Cameron County line, approximately 22 miles.
   8. (8) Cameron County. Beginning at a point where the Hidalgo-Cameron County line intersects U.S. Highway 281, following U.S. Highway 281 in an easterly direction to where it intersects Boca Chica Boulevard, approximately 26.2 miles; thence, following Boca Chica Boulevard in an easterly direction to where it becomes Boca Chica Road and continuing in the same direction on Boca Chica Road to where it intersects a drain ditch, approximately 9.5 miles; thence, following this drain ditch in a northerly direction to where it intersects the Brownsville Ship Channel, approximately three miles; thence, following the Brownsville Ship Channel in a northeasterly direction to where it enters the Gulf of Mexico, a distance of approximately 17.5 miles.
3. (c) All of the area lying south and west of the boundary lines set forth in this section are designated as the systematic tick eradication area.
4. (d) All of the area lying north and east of the boundary lines set forth in this section are designated as the free area; provided, however, that individual quarantines for tick eradication heretofore or hereafter established in this free area are not affected by this designation.

Source Note:The provisions of this §41.2 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective January 2, 1979, 3 TexReg 4400; amended to be effective October 18, 1982, 7 TexReg 3580; amended to be effective March 30, 1984, 9 TexReg 1435; amended to be effective September 28, 1984, 9 TexReg 4868; amended to be effective August 19, 1991, 16 TexReg 4153; amended to be effective December 18, 1992, 17 TexReg 8288; amended to be effective February 16, 1993, 18 TexReg 580; amended to be effective July 22, 1994, 19 TexReg 5476; amended to be effective June 11, 2000, 25 TexReg 5328; amended to be effective April 8, 2001, 26 TexReg 2534.