Section 51.5 - Movement of Quarantined Animals(a) Animals under a Texas Animal Health Commission quarantine notice. A person shall not move an animal from a quarantined area unless the movement is authorized by a commission representative.(b) Animals entering Texas from quarantined herds, flocks, or areas. (1) An animal originating in a state or area under quarantine as a result of action taken during a meeting of the commission shall not be moved into Texas except as specified in the quarantine notice.(2) An animal affected with or recently exposed to an infectious, contagious, or communicable disease and not in an area or state under the commission's quarantine or that originate in quarantined herds or flocks shall not be moved into Texas unless: (A) the animal is consigned to slaughter or a quarantined feedlot and accompanied by a VS Form 1-27 permit issued by an accredited veterinarian or regularly employed veterinarians or inspectors of the state of origin or of the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services and upon written permission by the Executive Director for each consignment; or(B) upon written permission by the Executive Director of the commission for each consignment.(c) Executive Director determination. If the Executive Director determines or is informed that a disease or agent of disease transmission listed in §45.3(a) - (c) of this title (relating to the Reportable and Actionable Disease List) exists in another state, territory, or country, and deems it necessary to protect livestock in this state, the Executive Director may establish a quarantine against all or the portion of the state, territory, or country in which the disease exists. Any quarantine issued by the Executive Director will be acted on by the Commission at the next appropriate meeting.4 Tex. Admin. Code § 51.5
The provisions of this §51.5 adopted to be effective June 3, 2002, 27 TexReg 5182; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 05, February 4, 2022, TexReg 0497, eff. 2/8/2022