{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-167.105","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.105","heading":"SEIZURE AND DISPOSAL OF ANIMALS MOVED IN VIOLATION OF QUARANTINE.","body":"(a) An inspector who discovers animals that are being or have been moved in violation of a quarantine may request a peace officer to seize the animals and:\n(1) impound the animals at the expense of the owner; or\n(2) if practicable, return the animals at the expense of the owner to the point of origin.\n(b) In addition to other expenses, the owner of the seized animals shall pay the officer a fee of $2 and the cost of feeding, watering, and holding the animals.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1448, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2013.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE C. CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND PESTS","CHAPTER 167. TICK ERADICATION","SUBCHAPTER E. ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.167.htm#167.105","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"0cbe4613a05abb66ddbd23292cf1c91066c091cb327863b4d853cc758d2eca81","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-167.104","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-167.106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}