OFFICE OFIHE AT70RNEY GENERALOFTE-
AUSTIN
e- 0. MANN
.-am-
Boaqvible T. 0. Booth
State 'Voterlnuian
Ll?adtoak sanitary CQlaEiSSlQn
?oxt Worth, Texas
Bear Sir: Opiaioa Ro. 0-*S;e
Rwr 1l a written permit la
given to a'periion~wbioh‘wfll
peqlt the iwgortationef
Ziv88took into the State Ot
Tex88 from.othtir8tate8 ,apoa
whloh the Llterrtook5aaitaxy
Camtlsolon ha8 phtid .a quu8a~
and aaeh.peraon, attu
t!l!l~,
th4~stats 0r ~0888,
We8."J"8qo ;oaqp4 wlth+hm pta-
mmu:-or the p8rmit 02 tba
0th~ r~oir01~~8 or th8 W-
. ranWite';.w ii a paraoa Sqwrts
LiW,8toak ti vioht%0n af the .
~q~%6In.@nt8 of the warantino,
vroqldit b8 legal r0r a lff en-
roraement orrioer in the state
0r Texae to rile a aomplalnt,
exxut and proveauta rash a
p8r8OI3Ma W0Ui.ath8 peMity-
ror rfolating thi qouantine,
e8.pTot%O(L in 800. 4 fI.B.
;.76,be the lt3sg81 peaa i t? iOr
~ruoh l violation?
HaaorablaT. 0. ~ml&, page 2
**All qu8raati.Mnotloer 8hall atate the re-
quirmmafi8 and re8trlatlonr unau Whloh livestook
oan ba permittad to antar the Stata 0r Texas or to
be 8t0vea from any quarantlmd plaosa: or fs tha
8eriOlUW388 Or the di8saM 18 S\lOhthat laovemsntsOr
8uoh llw8took shotid not be permlttod, thea ana la
that went 88id quarantlnm ahall 8t8te this ra0t.t
"Th8 qW8tiOE rhloh i8 a88irud t0 be an8WrOb 18,
in th8 evant ttmt a written ponnlt is given to a per8011
whloh will QernLt the inlportatlon0r llrsetook into the
St8w of Texas from other atat.8, up~nwhlah thls Gom-
mlrslan5s plaoea .a quarantlna, 8uoh quarantim ra-
quiring a WritJtM pen&t from this Comaiselon,~ or $n
addition a wrltt8n perdt and a health oertiiioat8
that the zequlrmanta of the quarantine han
led alth, aul suah person, arQ8r enter&kg the
8tak or T0xa8 a089 not ocmpry wfth the prorfrlom or '
the gw~~if or iW other r8qulrement8 oithe quex8ntlne,
or lr a person ~isportalire8took Sn rlola.tion,0rths ro-
qulremwtr of the q\rarantl.im~would it bo 186al rdr a
lw~eiuorowent orrioor in the state or T0r1mto rila
a ooqplaiat, 8rrert ana pro8eeutw ftloha per8odaad
would the panalt ror +iol8ting the quuantlw, a8 pro-
edgd far IcSeg F Ian 4,of thfr 8ame Aot, bo the 1-1
pen8lff ror suoh 8 vlolatloa.
0 oi ~thls8ElW AOt, &at@8
F'SOot;lon that 8tOObT
or rem e sattla, or oattle, aheop and hop billed end
8 hbp? 8 for ~618fe @laa&taZ pltrp#es, still bo ad- ,;:
mlttW’~iiito the State of Texa8 without o.@rti.floetlOn,
treatment v8oqdn4tlon or.teat- ana Seotlon 10 or
thl8 8am&at, 8~tetS8 the mamar in rhlah soch'~lirr-
atoak 8htBllbe 8OOOrd.d the (IeMgnatlonOf inBW6i8t*
r1arrgfiter.
‘. bn fha pttat,poaoo .~flwrr have attEmPt to an-
iprob the laus br thlr 08anni8~1an In ra8paot l mabiallt
to dm~etldak 8&SaghtOr ho@ arId0V.n -U& tha tZ'UOhr@
h~~,alttea #t&WMt8 rhloh are made oat of OOWH,,
~~f$#msolVnr,tb8t 8Ud ho&r'are r0r lmmedlateola86htu.
$bsf ~do.Wt take them to a elatxghterinpOeteb~abPcmt~
but take Oh-So oae of the nuBWWIS AU6ti~~.8s108 POW
tionoraDLeT. 0. BOOtkl,Page 9
OpOl’Rting in Tb’lB8, Wbr. the iatk¶titJ Of the hogs,
Of 9OuTB9, UO lO8t. Ina8muoh aa the written 8tats-
mmt 0r the driver18 all that is,neee8sary, be may
nmko puoh s$atwmb,r on nags, whleh are obviously
not or lmmdlato 8laughtar type, and evade athar raqulre-
mants 0r hog8 in that manner and it is pbj8ioallv In-
poulble ror looal paaoe oSrloar8 or amployaoa of the
VetulBUy l&paTtiMnt of the Llve8tOOk Benltaw Chm-
ml88lon, to frail the80 truaka to the point where the
aad 6r0 aiop008a or."
Howe Bill HO. 76, Aote lQi29, 41st Leg., &!It~C.S.,
18 set forth ia Vexnon~a Aanotated Penal Code aa Artlolo 16ESb.
Seotlon 1.09 Artlolp lW5b. 8upra, authorlzaeithe liv8-
8took Maltarf ao!nml88lon~otthl8 State to establish quarantlner'
agaizlnstother ,State8, tsrrltox%6s, ror8ign OOURtrie8 and portlom
thereof winawitr raid ocmini88ion asoer8ain8 or la lnforaikdthat
say 0r tne dlmaerr meDtiunea ia &e AOt ertbt t&rein ard to
lrtabli8h qaorantin~d~rlthin the St&t8 oi Texns, al80 oOantlo8, -
dl8trlota,area* pr8mW)a, labr, pasture*, lots,,ransho#; fammj
titidr, TaPgO8,,$hCWl&htltb8, buildiiL&8,baraa,, 6kble8,'btook-
yud pen8 and other p~oo8'when8rer said qoapiedlonlwuta ia a
that any or eafdc’d18eaeis or the a&sno~er of t~rion there-
Or Wilt i&3 GUI tit:8aid phi@+8 0r WO&, tiny Or Uid ‘lhMt430ke~
tbm*stioau&m ra,or df+rmrtlorods; or that an$ 0r raid plaoo8,
lin-8tO&, tteas;iiJt$O aliina18OX doamstlo fWlq'U0 WPO8.d to
einyci bald dl8eram or ~80 the $y?m~ ar agonoy Of txMd8d04
or any or 8aGl dirsilaed.
\,. :”
Swtlon B,of Arti& l6~5bi.8u~ra,'pre8crrlbssthe Inan-
starln whluh ndScm8 Of qtWantin~8 e@iabl,i8hebby the l~~estook
eanltafy 'aaumls~lan&all ba given.
seoti& 4 0r'Artfale Wesb, supra, anmng other thing8
providei>&II
offeiv$:thatif any f#;i8oq, firm or aorporatloa .
shau in sap man&r move or transport sny oattle; hor8d8, mu188,
etO, into ~@e stats or Term -many state,.,territoryor r0reieP
oountry agafm!&~&h a qu8ranfJlneFe e8tablirhd by the lit+
stook 8nnltnlg 00@%88iOa ?aae a0y pr0~18icin 0r the Aot, or rrw
eny quarantinea pas*:or anf+tasup.,,terrltoryor r0rOiga aouatv
a(caln6ttit-h )iaqtm$antiPe l&establd.8hqd.by the llre8took lraniL
tictry
O~&ICE tina*,any proi’qon ‘,i the Aot, 8haZ.l50 Sned
"',_L,
9;;. I: "
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Honorable T. 0. Booth, Page 4
not 108s than $26.00 per head nor more than $100.00 per head ror
aaoh bsad Of 8uoh litiertook,dolnrstiaanisa18 Or d02Db8tiOfOUi8
rhloh are In arw mnuu traasmorted or aored by 8ai6 DUML
rira or oorporatloa In violation 0r 8ald quaraitlne, inib
sai4 livs8took. dome8tlo animals or dOUW8tlO m3.8 arTGG&-
pansea by a written oartlrioat8 or written ~8rmit from the tire-
8took sanitary ooti88lon of Texas or a mrlrittan oertlflaata or
wrltka permit from a vetarlnarlan or other Tbpre8entatiqa 8u-
thOTir;O&by 861& OOBEt881OA t0 i.88Ue the 8ama. This lOtiw
@eation 4) make8 it a penal Ofr8Iilre ror any person, rinz or
oorporatloi totralrrpotf;or move into this State in-any manner
dom8tlo animels or domestlo fouls, eta., iron t&e Stats or a
territory uhloh Is quuentlned unless said person, firm or
corporation obtains a written oartlrioata or written permit frsla
tb llnatoak mnlt8ry oomml8~8laror a written permit rr0pl a
vetuimrl6in or other tqnW8ntatlw authorlmd by mid oom-
mlS8lont0 b8tn tho.W,whiuh $8 to aooompangtb6 dcsutia
a-18 or doM8tiO ra8 or lln8took transportad or aWe,
inanymannar,into thla State. Utar tlm writtanoartirieate
or @wmlt ln obklned from the aommbaion QT It8 autlurlrd
a@at,.,appUed~ SOOtiw 4 d-8 not prOvld9 that a tlOl.dl~
eith~~itIXtUgrOri81OASOftbB OUtifiMtO OX pUBit8lla~
be 8 pa81 0rrmi ur prwm 8ny penalty ror th8 viol8tion
ot tla Mmo. Bowwor,it any per80~,rlrm or oorporatlon should
tZSA8QOT$ or IPOW) in 8ny mar, llvastook, ato., into thle
8tata frem a qaarsntin8d axe8 without obtaining the rrittoa
aortiti’oataor parrit, th& Saotlon 4 would b8 appllaabka and
the p&ywronld ~&a 8ubjaet to proseoution unbox! said Seotion.
And hsy per&on *ho I8 generally qualitled to make a complaint
oorrldfl& a *inplaint egrlnrt the petty or parties violating
the pmvi8ionr aad~aafpeaos 0rri0u 00ola legalLy arrest the
partla8 SO r,lolatingthe sa&d 8eotlon and prosroution oould ba
imtltutod and oarriod on as .Sn other ordinary misd6moanor oase&
motion 9 or Artlolo LSSb, supre, 8mongother thin@,
prorider in ers60t, that lt~sballbe unlawful for any pu8on,
i+rm or'aorporatioa-W 8hip,.drlve.,haul, eta., Or othami8a
mote #raP any ltat4, turltoxy or fore&p oouatry Into a ay
otity State ot Texas; or tar any railroad aompany or
iri,t.he
Oth;fZ' oarrier tq hati, ship Or tran6poti Pinto any OatY
~01~4011
U,t&$ ate oi Texa8 16roiaany 8tat0, eta.; Bn oattla, hOTUa8,
mu&S, ate.* eraept.dS'~~Y?OVithd ia the AQt, UDK98 bne
.. BEIM
ariiao@@agied by a health aertlfloata isaud by a veterinarian
- _.
Honorable T. a; Booth, Page 5
~euthorlaed
by or reoogulaedby the llveatoekamItary OQPI
mission on a health Oertifloate form preaorlbe4 in ths rulea
an4 regulations of aaI40fnm18810n. Howmer, thla aeetI0n
provider that:
%tooker or range ohttls, an4 oattls ard
ahaep and hoga billed an4 ahIpped.ior InmedIate
slaughter pu.rpoaeashall be s4mItte4 to the State
of T8xaa without oertilioation, treatment, raooi-
nation or teatlng.*
Seotlon 10 01 the abore mentioned statute, provider
In effeot that llreatook ahall,aot be oonaI4en4 aa bllleb or
shipped 0r lntendsd far imtediate alaughter purpoaea unleaa ther
are hadled in aooor4ame with the ruleran4 ~egulaflona of tha
llveatook aanltary oo+aiaalon
an4 aeocaapanIe(l
,by a t@ttbn .
statement or-th* raet.mhom on the war-bill or’biu-&-lablng~ ’
efpreaa ahlpping papers, cm ir haaleU :by trneb or other ~rehlalea~
the 4rlver ahall h# in hIa.poaaeaafon a written #tattint of
this iaott Oattle shall not be oenaldere8~atooker or .gw@e oattla
if thety’m? Ww’er breeding oattlb br ixuWMe4 OattLe.nor
ii they are Intezidbd rormuk purpeaed. 0bnaI&ring Seotlon 9,
aupra, It la apparent that~it Ia i rlofLatlonot~aal.4Seotlon .
rJmn any llreatwk aa pstitloned~thereinare br'oqghtInto th%a
State without first obtainlug a health oertifioate in the manner
preaorlbe4 therein Ml888 tlm liteatook brought %nto the at&b
are aitookeror range oattle en4 oattle an4 aheop an4 h0@ -
billed On4 shipped for hdl8tb Olatyhter purpomr, rprd
person vIol.atingthe protfalonirof Secltlan9 MJ bb prbaebu “i. 6
thereun4er. ~where liveatookare brought Into thlaatatbfor .
Imediate .alaughterpurpeaea rithout oertlfleation, ti-eatment,
vaooinatfon or:,teatlng aa require4 by aaldSeetlea9 an4 the
person 80 bringing eel4 llreat0Ok Into this 8tat8 h88 a ray-
bill or bQ&oot-lading, sxpreaa ahipping papera, or ii hauled
by traokebr athOr iehiolea the party haa ia hla peaaeaaIaa a
written crtate+mt'q?this fret aad the animals are not taken to
a alatlghte@ng ,eatablishnsnf In oomplianoe with ths abeve men-
tloneasot, thensuch partlea would be aubjeot to'pro8eOut%0n
under seetlon9 WlngIng ~aal4 lltsstcwk, et&, inte Chia
stat0 nlthotlt~~r emplrlng with the mne with reiererPOefo
aeouring +~beailth aertIfIoate underthe terma ot the atal&%
xii thiq emneotien, we also 4Ireot your attentLon to
sootion 26 ~?,~ArticlfslW$b whlah provl4ea In effaot that
whenever any~2,fre&;topk, e&lnea or fowls aro move4 or permitted
to move Int0~the 6tate of $0~8~ In violation of any quarantInO
Honorable T. 0. Booth, Page 6
catabllahe4under any prodalon o? the Aof or any other llreatoek
sanitarylea or In violationof any prorlslonof tlm aot or or
any llrertooksanitarylaw are monovadfrom eny plsoe In the State
of Texas in rloletlonof .anyquImsfti8 eatablIahe4under the
Aot, it ahall be the duty of-t& llreatodksanitaryoomlaeion
to quarantinema14 llv*atook ets~., w&never ?ounU an4 enforoo
said quarantineuntil maid livestookhas been properlytroateb
or vaoolnatsdor teuted,4Ippa4 or otherwlas4lapoas4of am may
be provl404 ?or in ths rules an4 regulations of the livestook
sanitaryooxaisaion,
It will l~'Y&ther note&, t&t Seotlon 27 of the abovd
mentionedAot provldoithst any oltlz8nof the Statemay bring
an InJunotIon &it to pnforoe any of the prOVisloll8of the sot
or te restrainthe tbriCBtene4 IliolatXbnof any of the prOviSiQn8
of the A&an4 the oour@ uy hsrdn dotermlne~,aaldinjtrnotl~
elthbr ia .r~oatIqq or tegm the, an4 ?ully 4lepotm of all Iaauoa
Involve4in~ralb~indunet'ion an4 suit eitherIn taoatlona'rtern
the, uhefherernotthe iranmIs a rba$rainingormadlatory In-
)unotI~,~pr@4ti reaionciblenotloe is given to the 49ienbant
wnlar t,he~Wrbatlon of the oourt,where mhndatqy ~unethn ia
sought. .
Truad$g that the ?oregoing?illyaxuiue~your inquiry,
we are
To&a rary t&y
ATTOIWY OBBEBAL OF THEA8
BY (..I Ar4exlWllllalm
Amafmthut
APPRO-?EDOOT. 86, 194L APPROVED
(e) arov~r~sa.lera OpinionOonailttee
First Aeelatant qttorneydsnexal .Bp RW.?. ohairqran