{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-1.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 1.003","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this code:\n(1) \"Commissioner\" means the commissioner of agriculture.\n(2) \"Department\" means the Department of Agriculture.\n(3) \"Livestock\" means cattle, horses, mules, asses, sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, exotic livestock, including elk and elk hybrids, and hogs, unless otherwise defined.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1015, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 604, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 3300), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 165 (H.B. 375), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2009.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.1.htm#1.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"5f56194f18fc7758e54a8947083bcbf5a2fb13f5226f0e4d64751cf957c27f40","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-1.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-1.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}