{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-161.0541","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.0541","heading":"ELK DISEASE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM.","body":"(a) The commission by rule may establish a disease surveillance program for elk.\n(b) Rules adopted under this section must:\n(1) require each person who moves elk in this state to have elk tested for chronic wasting disease or other diseases as determined by the commission;\n(2) be designed to protect the health of the elk population in this state; and\n(3) include provisions for testing, identification, transportation, and inspection under the disease surveillance program.\n(c) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates a rule adopted by the commission under this section.\n(d) An offense under Subsection (c) is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense under that subsection, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (H.B. 3330), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE C. CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND PESTS","CHAPTER 161. GENERAL DISEASE AND PEST CONTROL","SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.161.htm#161.0541","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"ec97a5a3a7c902a3da22afbe91d6c47deebd60cdcc5b9f32a9098b265cce4dce","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-161.054","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-161.0542"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}