Texas § AG.165.003 - SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF UNATTENUATED CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VIRUS
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § AG.165.003 — SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF UNATTENUATED CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VIRUS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ AG.165.003. SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF UNATTENUATED CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VIRUS
SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF UNATTENUATED CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VIRUS. (a) A person may not sell, offer for sale, barter, exchange, or give away unattenuated classical swine fever virus. (b) This section does not prohibit: (1) acquisition, propagation, manufacture, or use of unattenuated classical swine fever virus by, and on the licensed premises of, a firm operating under a United States veterinary license issued by the secretary of agriculture of the United States; (2) manufacture of unattenuated classical swine fever virus by a firm operating under a United States veterinary license for the sale or distribution in states in which use of attenuated classical swine fever virus is permitted; or (3) keeping vaccine on hand for purely experimental or research activities by a recognized college, university, school, or laboratory engaged in research activities. (c) In this section, "unattenuated classical swine fever virus" means a classical swine fever virus that has not been modified or inactivated. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1428, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 623 (S.B. 1997 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021. SUBCHAPTER B. COOPERATIVE PROGRAM FOR DISEASE ERADICATION
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Section AG.165.003 ("SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF UNATTENUATED CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VIRUS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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