Texas § AG.151.001 - DEFINITIONS
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§ AG.151.001. DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter: (1) "Bison" means: (A) an animal known by the scientific name Bovidae bison bison, commonly known as the North American prairie bison; or (B) an animal known by the scientific name Bovidae bison athabascae, commonly known as the Canadian woods bison. (2) "Bison meat" means the meat or flesh of a bison. (3) "Buffalo" means: (A) an animal known by the scientific name Bovidae bubalus bubalis, commonly known as the Asian Indian buffalo, water buffalo, or caraboa; (B) an animal known by the scientific name Bovidae syncerus caffer, commonly known as the African buffalo or Cape buffalo; (C) an animal known by the scientific name Bovidae anoa depressicornis, commonly known as the Celebes buffalo; or (D) an animal known by the scientific name Bovidae anoa mindorenis, commonly known as the Philippine buffalo or Mindoro buffalo. (4) "Buffalo meat" means the meat or flesh of a buffalo. (5) "Restaurant" means a public eating place where food is sold. (6) "Retail store" means a retail food store as defined under Section 437.001 , Health and Safety Code, butcher shop, delicatessen, or other place where fresh or cooked meat is sold at retail for consumption off premises. (b) For the purposes of: (1) Subdivision (1), Subsection (a), the term "bison" does not include a hybrid of an animal listed in that subdivision; and (2) Subdivision (3), Subsection (a), the term "buffalo" does not include a hybrid of an animal listed in that subdivision. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 954, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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