Bill Text: TX HB1081 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to a study regarding the prohibition of dairy farming in certain areas of the state.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective immediately [HB1081 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB1081-Enrolled.html
| H.B. No. 1081 | ||
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| relating to a study regarding the prohibition of dairy farming in | ||
| certain areas of the state. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. (a) In this Act: | ||
| (1) "Commission" means the Texas Animal Health | ||
| Commission. | ||
| (2) "Department" means the Department of State Health | ||
| Services. | ||
| (b) The commission shall conduct a study regarding the | ||
| current risk level for bovine tuberculosis, as determined | ||
| epidemiologically and defined by rule of the commission, in areas | ||
| of this state determined by the commission by rule to be infected | ||
| with or at high risk for bovine tuberculosis. | ||
| (c) Not later than September 1, 2014, the commission shall | ||
| submit a report regarding the results of the study to the Department | ||
| of Agriculture, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the House | ||
| Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, the Senate Committee on | ||
| Agriculture, Rural Affairs, and Homeland Security, the House | ||
| Committee on Public Health, and the Senate Committee on Health and | ||
| Human Services. The report must include: | ||
| (1) to the extent possible, an assessment of the risk | ||
| level for bovine tuberculosis presented by areas in Mexico | ||
| bordering this state; | ||
| (2) to the extent possible, a description of the | ||
| efforts taken by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural | ||
| Development, Fisheries and Food and other agencies of the United | ||
| Mexican States to eliminate bovine tuberculosis in the state of | ||
| Chihuahua and other areas; | ||
| (3) a description of the current practices adopted by | ||
| the United States Department of Agriculture and the commission to | ||
| eliminate bovine tuberculosis; | ||
| (4) an assessment of the risk level for bovine | ||
| tuberculosis for the state if dairy farming were to occur in areas | ||
| determined by the commission by rule to be infected with or at high | ||
| risk for bovine tuberculosis; and | ||
| (5) an assessment of whether the areas determined by | ||
| the commission by rule to be infected with or at high risk for | ||
| bovine tuberculosis could be decreased in size. | ||
| (d) As soon as practicable, the commission shall present the | ||
| report regarding the results of the study at an open meeting of the | ||
| commission. | ||
| (e) This Act expires October 1, 2014. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.B. No. 1081 was passed by the House on May 3, | ||
| 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 9, 1 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.B. No. 1081 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
| 20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| _____________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
