{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-147.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 147.003","heading":"EXCEPTIONS.","body":"(a) A person pursuing the business of selling mules, horses, jacks, or jennets in a county with a population of not less than 2.1 million nor more than 2.2 million is not subject to this chapter as a livestock auction commission merchant.\n(b) Sections 147.004, 147.022(a)(3), 147.022(b), 147.023, 147.024, and 147.041(a) do not apply to a livestock auction commission or company that is subject to and regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture under the Packers and Stock Yards Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 181 et seq.).\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1378, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 597, Sec. 55, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE B. LIVESTOCK","CHAPTER 147. LIVESTOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.147.htm#147.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"6ae8113cd51a2613aca64096748be0f729ebf1d44501840940d191208e5df1e5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-147.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-147.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}