Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.023
INVESTIGATION OF DISEASE FINDINGS; QUARANTINE
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- Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.023, INVESTIGATION OF DISEASE FINDINGS; QUARANTINE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/673166
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(a) The department may investigate a disease finding by a livestock inspector if the department determines that the investigation is in the best interest of public health.
(b) If a disease adverse to the public health is found under this chapter, the commissioner may quarantine the premises where an animal is located that is afflicted with any stage of a disease that may be transmitted to man or other animals. A quarantined animal may be removed from a quarantined area only on permission from and under supervision by the commissioner.