{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-164.041","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 164.041","heading":"ESTABLISHMENT.","body":"(a) The commission may establish a quarantine against all or the portion of a state, territory, or country in which the commission determines scabies exists. A quarantine established under this section is governed by Chapter 161, except that only a scabies inspector recognized by the commission for that purpose in the quarantine notice may issue certificates or permits for the movement of cattle subject to the quarantine. A person who violates the quarantine is subject to the penalties provided by Chapter 161.\n(b) If an inspector determines that a scabies infection or exposure exists in a county or area of this state, on any premises, including a road, pasture, lot, yard, stockyard, or enclosure, or among any cattle or sheep, the commission may quarantine the area, premises, or animals.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1423, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 849 (S.B. 705), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE C. CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND PESTS","CHAPTER 164. SCABIES CONTROL","SUBCHAPTER C. QUARANTINES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.164.htm#164.041","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"9cd8f1a5900cbb36accf9c273f18429c4e97ed27d933b43c43c746633e0cc70b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-164.028","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-164.042"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}