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*1 OFFICE OFIHE AT70RNEY GENERALOFTE- AUSTIN

e- 0. MANN .-am-

Boaqvible T. 0. Booth

State 'Voterlnuian

Ll?adtoak sanitary CQlaEiSSlQn

?oxt Worth, Texas

Bear Sir: Opiaioa Ro. 0-*S;e

Rwr 1l a written permit la given to a' periion~wbioh‘wfll peqlt the iwgortation ef Ziv88took into the State Ot Tex88 from. othtir 8tate8 ,apoa whloh the Llterrtook 5aaitaxy Camtlsolon ha8 phtid .a quu8a~ t!l!l~, and aaeh.peraon, attu th4~ stats 0r ~0888, ; oaqp4 wlth+hm pta- ."J"8 We8 qo mmu:-or the p8rmit 02 tba 0th~ r~oir01~~8 or th8 W- ranWite';.w ii a paraoa Sqwrts LiW,8toak ti vioht%0n af the . ~q~%6In.@nt8 of warantino, vroqld it b8 legal r0r a lff en- roraement orrioer in state Texae to rile aomplalnt, exxut and proveauta rash p8r8OI3 Ma W0Ui.a th8 peMity- rfolating thi qouantine, e8.pTot%O(L in 800. 4 fI.B. ;.76, be the lt3sg81 peaa i t? iOr ~ruoh violation? *2 Haaorabla T. 0. ~ml&, page 2

**All qu8raati.M notloer 8hall atate the re- quirmmafi8 and re8trlatlonr unau Whloh livestook oan ba permittad to antar the Stata 0r Texas or to be 8t0vea from any quarantlmd plaosa: or fs tha 8eriOlUW388 Or the di8saM 18 S\lOh that laovemsnts Or 8uoh llw8took shotid not be permlttod, thea ana la that went 88id quarantlnm ahall 8t8te this ra0t.t "Th8 qW8tiOE rhloh i8 a88irud t0 be an8WrOb 18, in th8 evant ttmt a written ponnlt is given to a per8011 whloh will QernLt the inlportatlon llrsetook into the St8w of Texas from other atat.8, up~nwhlah thls Gom- mlrslan 5s plaoea .a quarantlna, 8uoh quarantim ra- quiring a WritJtM pen&t from this Comaiselon,~ or $n addition a wrltt8n perdt and health oertiiioat8 that the zequlrmanta of the quarantine han led alth, aul suah person, arQ8r enter&kg 8tak or T0xa8 a089 not ocmpry wfth the prorfrlom or ' the gw~~if or iW other r8qulrement8 oithe quex8ntlne, or lr person ~isporta lire8took Sn rlola.tion ,0r ths ro- qulremwtr of the q\rarantl.im~ would it bo 186al rdr lw~eiuorowent orrioor in the state T0r1mto rila ana pro8eeutw ftloh a per8odaad a ooqplaiat, 8rrert would the panalt +iol8ting the quuantlw, a8 pro- edgd far IcSeg F Ian 4,of thfr 8ame Aot, bo the 1-1 pen8lff ror suoh 8 vlolatloa.

F'SOot;lon 0 oi ~thls 8ElW AOt, &at@8 that 8tOObT or rem e sattla, or oattle, aheop and hop billed end @laa&taZ pltrp#es, still bo ad- ,;: 8 hbp? for ~618fe State of Texa8 without o.@rti.floetlOn, mlttW’~iiito treatment v8oqdn4 tlon or. teat- ana Seotlon 10 thl8 8am&at, 8~tetS8 the mamar in rhlah soch'~lirr- atoak 8htBll be 8OOOrd.d the (IeMgnatlon Of inBW6i8t* r1arrgfiter.

‘. bn fha pttat, poaoo .~flwrr have attEmPt to an- iprob the laus br thlr 08anni8~1an In ra8paot mabiallt to dm~etldak 8&SaghtOr ho@ arId 0V.n -U& tha tZ'UOhr@ h~~,alttea #t&WMt8 rhloh are made oat of OOWH,, ~~f$#msolVnr, tb8t 8Ud ho&r'are r0r lmmedlate ola86htu. $bsf ~do.Wt take them to a elatxghterinp Oeteb~abPcmt~ but take Oh-So oae of the nuBWWIS AU6ti~~.8s108 POW *3 tionoraDLe T. 0. BOOtkl, Page Of the hogs, iatk¶titJ

OpOl’Rting in Tb’lB8, Wbr. Of 9OuTB9, UO lO8t. Ina8muoh aa the written 8tats- mmt 0r the driver 18 all that is,neee8sary, be may nmko puoh s$atwmb,r on nags, whleh are obviously not or lmmdlato 8laughtar type, and evade athar raqulre- mants 0r hog8 in that manner and it is pbj8ioallv In- poulble looal paaoe oSrloar8 or amployaoa of the l&paTtiMnt the Llve8tOOk Benltaw Chm- VetulBUy ml88lon, to frail the80 truaka to the point where the aad 6r0 aiop008a or."

Howe Bill HO. 76, Aote lQi29, 41st Leg., &!It~C. S., 18 set forth ia Vexnon~a Aanotated Penal Code aa Artlolo 16ESb.

Seotlon 1.09 Artlolp lW5b. 8upra, authorlzaei the liv8- 8took Maltarf ao!nml88lon~ot thl8 State to establish quarantlner' agaizlnst other ,State8, tsrrltox%6s, ror8ign OOURtrie8 and portlom thereof winawitr raid ocmini88ion asoer8ain8 or la lnforaikd that say 0r tne dlmaerr meDtiunea ia &e AOt ertbt t&rein ard to rtabli8h qaorantin~d~rlthin the St&t8 oi Texns, al80 oOantlo8, - dl8trlota, area* pr8mW)a, labr, pasture*, lots,,ransho#; fammj TaPgO8,,$hCWl&htltb8, buildiiL&8, baraa,, 6kble8,'btook- titidr, yud pen8 and other p~oo8'when8rer said qoapiedlon l wutaia a that any or eafdc’d18eaeis or the a&sno~er of t~rion there- Or Wilt i&3 GUI tit: 8aid phi@+8 WO&, tiny Or Uid ‘lhMt430ke~ tbm*stio au&m r a, df+rmrtlo rods; or that an$ 0r raid plaoo8, lin-8tO&, tteas;iiJt$O aliina18 OX doamstlo fWlq'U0 WPO8.d to einy ci bald dl8eram or ~80 the $y?m~ ar agonoy Of txMd8d04 any 8aGl dirsilaed. \,. :”

Swtlon B,of Arti& l6~5bi.8u~ra,'pre8crrlbss the Inan- star ln whluh ndScm8 Of qtWantin~8 e@iabl,i8heb by the l~~estook eanltafy 'aaumls~lan &all ba given.

seoti& 4 0r'Artfale Wesb, supra, anmng other thing8 providei >&II offeiv$:that if any f#;i8oq, firm or aorporatloa shau in sap man&r move or transport sny oattle; hor8d8, mu188, etO, into ~@e stats or Term -many state,.,territory or r0reieP oountry agafm!&~&h a qu8ranfJlne Fe e8tablirhd by the lit+ stook 8nnltnlg 00@%88iOa ?aae a0y pr0~18icin 0r the Aot, or rrw sup eny quarantinea pas*: or anf+ta .,,terrltory or r0rOiga aouatv

a(caln6t tit-h )ia qtm$antiPe l&establd.8hqd.by the llre8took lraniL tictry O~&ICE tina*, any proi’qon ‘,i the Aot, 8haZ.l 50 Sned "',_ L, "

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not 108s than $26.00 per head nor more than $100.00 per head ror aaoh bsad Of 8uoh litiertook, dolnrstia anisa18 Or d02Db8tiO fOUi8 rhloh are In arw mnuu traasmorted aored by 8ai6 DUML 8ald quaraitlne, inib rira or oorporatloa In violation sai4 livs8took. dome8tlo animals or dOUW8tlO m3.8 arTGG&- pansea by a written oartlrioat8 or written ~8rmit from tire- 8took sanitary ooti88lon of Texas or a mrlrittan oertlflaata or wrltka permit from a vetarlnarlan or other Tbpre8entatiqa 8u- thOTir;O&by 861& OOBEt881OA t0 i.88Ue the 8ama. This l Otiw @eation 4) make8 it a penal Ofr8Iilre ror any person, rinz or oorporatloi totralrrpotf; or move into this State in-any manner dom8tlo animels or domestlo fouls, eta., iron t&e Stats or a territory uhloh Is quuentlned unless said person, firm or corporation obtains a written oartlrioata or written permit frsla tb llnatoak mnlt8ry oomml8~8lar or a written permit rr0pl vetuimrl6in other tqnW8ntatlw authorlmd by mid oom- b8tn tho.W,whiuh $8 to aooompangtb6 dcsutia mlS8lont0 a-18 or doM8tiO ra8 or lln8took transportad or aWe, inanymannar,into thla State. Utar tlm writtanoartirieate @wmlt ln obklned from the aommbaion QT It8 autlurlrd a@at,.,appUed~ SOOtiw 4 d-8 not prOvld9 that a tlOl.dl~ eith~~itIXtUgrOri81OASOftbB OUtifiMtO OX pUBit8lla~ be 8 pa81 0rrmi ur prwm 8ny penalty ror th8 viol8tion ot tla Mmo. Bowwor,it any per80~,rlrm or oorporatlon should llvastook, ato., into thle tZSA8QOT$ or IPOW) in 8ny mar, obtaining the rrittoa 8tata frem a qaarsntin8d axe8 without aortiti’oataor parrit, th& Saotlon 4 would b8 appllaabka and p&ywronld ~&a 8ubjaet to proseoution unbox! said Seotion. And hsy per&on *ho I8 generally qualitled to make a complaint oorrld fl& *inplaint egrlnrt the petty or parties violating the pmvi8ionr aad~aafpeaos 0rri0u 00ola legalLy arrest partla8 SO r,lolating the sa&d 8eotlon and prosroution oould ba imtltutod and oarriod on as .Sn other ordinary misd6moanor oase&

motion 9 or Artlolo LSSb, supre, 8mong other thin@, prorider in ers60t, that lt~sball be unlawful for any pu8on, i+rm or'aorporatioa-W 8hip,.drlve., haul, eta., Or othami8a mote #raP any tat4, turltoxy or fore&p oouatry Into ay otity iri,t.he State ot Texas; or tar any railroad aompany Oth;fZ' ~01~4011 oarrier tq hati, ship Or tran6poti Pinto any OatY U,t&$ ate oi Texa8 16roia any 8tat0, eta.; Bn oattla, hOTUa8, mu&S, ate.* eraept.dS'~~Y?OVithd ia the AQt, K .. UD 98 bne BEIM arii ao@@agied by a health aertlfloata isaud by a veterinarian

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Honorable T. a; Booth, Page 5 ~euthorlaed by or reoogulaed by the llveatoek amItary OQPI mission on a health Oertifloate form preaorlbe4 in ths rulea an4 regulations of aaI4 0fnm18810n. Howmer, thla aeetI0n provider that:

%tooker or range ohttls, an4 oattls ard ahaep and hoga billed an4 ahIpped.ior InmedIate slaughter pu.rpoaea shall be s4mItte4 to the State T8xaa without oertilioation, treatment, raooi- nation or teatlng.*

Seotlon 10 01 the abore mentioned statute, provider In effeot that llreatook ahall,aot be oonaI4en4 aa bllleb or shipped 0r lntendsd far imtediate alaughter purpoaea unleaa ther are hadled in aooor4ame with the ruler an4 ~egulaflona of tha llveatook aanltary oo+aiaalon an4 aeocaapanIe(l ,by a t@ttbn . statement or-th* raet.mhom on the war-bill or’biu-&-lablng~ ’ efpreaa ahlpping papers, cm ir haaleU :by trneb or other ~rehlalea~ the 4rlver ahall h# in hIa.poaaeaafon a written #tattint of this iaott Oattle shall not be oenaldere8~atooker or .gw@e oattla if thety’m? Ww’er breeding oattlb br ixuWMe4 OattLe.nor ii they are Intezidbd rormuk purpeaed. 0bnaI&ring Seotlon 9, aupra, It la apparent that~it Ia i rlofLatlon ot~aal.4 Seotlon rJmn any llreatwk aa pstitloned~therein are br'oqght Into th%a State without first obtainlug health oertifioate in the manner %nto the at&b preaorlbe4 therein Ml888 tlm liteatook brought are aitooker range oattle en4 oattle an4 aheop an4 h0@ - billed On4 shipped for hdl8tb Olatyhter purpomr, rprd person vIol.ating the protfalonir of Secltlan 9 MJ bb prbaebu “i. 6 thereun4er. ~where liveatook are brought Into thla atatb for . Imediate .alaughter purpeaea rithout oertlfleation, ti-eatment, vaooinatfon or:,teatlng aa require4 by aald Seetlea 9 an4 person 80 bringing eel4 llreat0Ok Into this 8tat8 h88 a ray- bill or bQ&oot-lading, sxpreaa ahipping papera, ii hauled by traoke br athOr iehiolea the party haa ia hla peaaeaaIaa a written crtate+mt 'q? this fret aad animals are not taken to alatlghte@ng ,eatablishnsnf In oomplianoe with ths abeve men- tlonea sot, then such partlea would be aubjeot to'pro8eOut%0n under seetlon inte Chia WlngIng ~aal4 lltsstcwk, et&, emplrlng with the mne with reiererPOe fo stat0 nlthotlt~~r under the terma ot the atal&% aeouring +~beailth aertIfIoate xii thiq emneotien, we also 4Ireot your attentLon to sootion 26 ~?,~Articlfs lW$b whlah provl4ea In effaot that whenever any~2,fre&;topk, e&lnea or fowls aro move4 permitted to move Int0~ the 6tate of $0~8~ In violation of any quarantInO *6 Honorable T. 0. Booth, Page 6

catabllahe4 under any prodalon o? the Aof or any other llreatoek sanitary lea or In violation of any prorlslon of tlm aot any llrertook sanitary law are monovad from eny plsoe In the State Texas in rloletlon of .any quImsfti8 eatablIahe4 under Aot, it ahall be the duty of-t& llreatodk sanitary oomlaeion to quarantine ma14 llv*atook ets~ ., w&never ?ounU an4 enforoo said quarantine until maid livestook has been properly troateb or vaoolnatsd or teuted, 4Ippa4 or otherwlas 4lapoas4 of am may be provl404 ?or in ths rules an4 regulations of livestook sanitary ooxaisaion,

It will l~'Y&ther note&, t&t Seotlon 27 of the abovd mentioned Aot provldoi thst any oltlz8n of the State may bring an InJunotIon &it to pnforoe any of the prOVisloll8 of the sot or te restrain the tbriCBtene4 IliolatXbn of any of the prOviSiQn8 of the A&an4 the oour@ uy hsrdn dotermlne~,aald injtrnotl~ an4 ?ully 4lepotm of all Iaauoa elthbr ia .r~oatIqq or tegm the, Involve4 in~ralb ~indunet'ion an4 suit either In taoatlon a'r tern the, uhefher ernotthe iranm Is a rba$raining ormadlatory In- )unotI~,~pr@4ti reaioncible notloe is given to the 49ienbant wnlar t,he~Wrbatlon of the oourt, where mhndatqy ~unethn ia sought.

Truad$g that the ?oregoing?illyaxuiue~ your inquiry, we are

To&a rary t&y ATTOIWY OBBEBAL OF THEA8 BY (..I Ar4exl Wllllalm Amafmthut APPROVED APPRO-?ED OOT. 86, 194L Opinion Oonailttee (e) arov~r~sa.lera .Bp RW.?. ohairqran First Aeelatant qttorney dsnexal