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AN ACT
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relating to classifying elk and elk hybrids as livestock under the |
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Agriculture Code. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1.003(3), Agriculture Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(3) "Livestock" means cattle, horses, mules, asses, |
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sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, exotic livestock, including elk and |
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elk hybrids, and hogs, unless otherwise defined. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 375 was passed by the House on April |
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7, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 375 on May 15, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 1 |
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present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 375 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 13, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |