Sec. 164.025. DIP SOLUTIONS FOR SHEEP. (a) For scabies infection or exposure, sheep must be dipped in:

(1) a solution of lime and sulphur prepared as provided by this section; or

(2) a solution approved by the commission and specified in the order under which the sheep are dipped.

(b) For each 100 gallons of water, a lime and sulphur solution must contain 8 pounds of unslaked lime, or 11 pounds of commercial hydrated lime, and 24 pounds of flowers of sulphur. Air-slaked lime may not be used in the solution. The solution must be boiled for at least two hours prior to its use and must be maintained at a strength of not less than 1-1/2 sulfide sulphur.

(c) A dipping solution must at all times be maintained at a temperature of not less than 95 degrees nor more than 105 degrees Fahrenheit.

(d) A person may not use a dipping solution that has been mixed and in the vat for more than 10 days.

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1423, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.