Sec. 164.041.  ESTABLISHMENT.  (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.
(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.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1423, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Amended by: 
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 849 (S.B. 705), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2021.