86R15307 SRA-D
By: White, Bailes H.B. No. 410
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the regulation of certain low-volume livestock
processing establishments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 433.0245, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsections (a-1) and (e) and amending
Subsections (b) and (c) to read as follows:
(a-1) For purposes of this section, "low-volume livestock
processing establishment" includes an establishment that processes
fewer than 10,000 poultry or domestic rabbits in a calendar year.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a [A] low-volume
livestock processing establishment that is exempt from federal
inspection shall register with the department in accordance with
rules adopted by the executive commissioner for registration.
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a [A] low-volume
livestock processing establishment that is exempt from federal
inspection shall develop a sanitary operation procedures plan.
(e) A low-volume livestock processing establishment that is
exempt from federal inspection and processes fewer than 500
domestic rabbits in a calendar year is not required to comply with
Subsection (b) or (c).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.