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Tex. Agriculture Code § 148.003

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

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Tex. Agriculture Code § 148.003, SLAUGHTER OF UNBRANDED OR UNMARKED LIVESTOCK; SLAUGHTER WITHOUT BILL OF SALE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/628165
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(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.