Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
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>*ort 15::5d; supra, no duty lo imposed
U!:oo the representative of the Tive~tock Qnit.sry Cocxi3-
film of 'i'oxo3or an accredited regresentativa of the United
“tatos Xeoretery of Agriculture or an authorized vetericarian
to brand ,each animal affected vit.h Eanqre disease on the left
!a91 i.1th t.he lot&r "5" acd plr3ca a n;etal tag in the oar of
csch such ani- y%.&thmmhors thereon and report in writfng
to the l,.ivestock ranitnry ~or~is~ion of ~;exae the nurt.bers
;;t;;z:~ t&23, but such duty is irposed upon the omer of suoh
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In view of t&a fact6 stated in pour inquiry,
rm 96 reapectr?llly advised tf;at it is the opinion of
,?,Ls.departnent that your question .mst be answered in
I>,$ negative. Aowever ( as the attention of your de-
-artmsnt has been celled to existing conditions which
jadicate the prtaance of Eamg disease, as ahme stated,
zte t3fnk that the above quoted statutes, together with
other statute; applicable to the Livestook Sanitary Coa-
x~a6ion, require the CO2Ld3SiOn to nake e proper investi-
F;at,ion of such matter and if such disease exists, t.hen
the Comisaion should require the owners of all anl.;iala
sffcotad to comply tvfth the provisions of Article 1525d,
6Qpra.
Trusting that *ha foregoing rully answers
YQU~inquiry, we am,
Yours very truly
ATTORNEY
GZ?IXRALCF 2TXhS
23, 1940 Ardell \Yillf``a
Assista,nt