Section 148.042 - Slaughterer's Bond(a) Before engaging in business as a slaughterer of cattle, a person must file a bond with the clerk of the county court of the county in which the person is to conduct business. The bond is subject to approval by the county judge and must be: (1) in an amount not less than $200 nor more than $1,000;(2) payable to the State of Texas; and(3) conditioned that the slaughterer will comply with the requirements of this subchapter.(b) A district or county attorney of the county in which the bond is filed may sue on the bond of a slaughterer who violates a provision of this subchapter. Any sum recovered by suit on the bond shall be deposited in the county treasury to the credit of the available school fund.Tex. Agric. Code § 148.042
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1388, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1981.