Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 148.045 - Purchase of Slaughtered Cattle Without Hide or Ears A slaughterer may not purchase cattle that have been slaughtered by another person if:
(1) the slaughtered animal is not accompanied by the hide and ears; or(2) the ear mark or brand on the hide accompanying a slaughtered animal has been changed, mutilated, or destroyed.Tex. Agric. Code § 148.045
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1389, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1981.