Sec. 164.041. ESTABLISHMENT. (a) If the commission determines or is informed that scabies exists among cattle in another state, territory, or country, the commission shall establish a quarantine against all or the portion of the state, territory, or country in which the disease exists. The quarantine is governed by Chapter 161 of this code, except that only a scabies inspector recognized by the commission for that purpose in the quarantine notice may issue certificates or permits for the movement of cattle subject to the quarantine. A person who violates the quarantine is subject to the penalties provided by that chapter.

(b) If an inspector determines that a scabies infection or exposure exists in a county or area of this state, on any premises, including a road, pasture, lot, yard, stockyard, or enclosure, or among any cattle or sheep, the commission may quarantine the area, premises, or animals.

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