House Bill

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Here is the webaddress to this bill
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=78&SESS=R&CHA MBER=H&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=02328&VERSION=2&TYPE=B

Web Address of Committee on Nauural Resources.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/db2www/tlo/committees/cmtembrs.d2w/report?LEG=78&SESS=R&CMTECODE=C580&CHAMBER=S&CTYPE=Senate

Here is the link to find out who your state Repersenitive is
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/fyi/city.htm

Listed below is the Committee on Natural Resources. I have listed the Committee Members, their District, District Address and their phone numbers for House Bill 2328, please call these members to express your feeling about this Bill.

Senator Name	Dist	District Address	DistrictCity	District Phone	Capitol Phone
Senator Ken Armbrister. (Chairman)	18	3205 E. Mockingbird	Victoria	(361) 572-8061	(512) 463-0118
Senator Mike Jackson(Vice- Chairman)	11	1109 Fairmont Parkway	Pasadena	(713) 948-0111	(512) 463-0111
Senator Gonzalo Barrientos	14	P.O. Box 12068	Austin	(512) 463-0114	(512) 463-0114
Senator Robert Duncan	28	1001 Main Street, Suite 608	Lubbock	(806) 762-1122	(512) 463-0128
Senator Craig Estes	30	BankOneTower	Wichita Falls	(940) 689-0190	(512) 463-0130
Senator Troy Fraser	24	P. O. Box 12068	Austin	(512) 463-0124	(512) 463-0124
Senator Juan Hinojosa	20	612 Nolana	McAllen	(956) 972-1841	(512) 463-0120
Senator Jon Lindsay	07	15531 Kuykendahl Suite 251	Houston	(281) 583-1011	(512) 463-0107
Senator Eddie Lucio Jr.	27	7 North Park Plaza	Brownsville	(956) 387-0445	(512) 463-0127
Senator Florence Shapiro	08	5005 Addison Circle	Addison	(972) 385-9876	(512) 463-0108
Senator Todd Staples	03	504 E. Hodges St.	Palestine	(903) 729-7717	(512) 463-0103

7A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT
relating to the registration of persons engaged in certain fowl
operations; providing a criminal penalty. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 161, Agriculture Code, is amended by adding Section 161.0411 to read as follows: Sec. 161.0411. DOMESTIC AND EXOTIC FOWL REGISTRATION. (a)
A seller, distributor, or transporter of live domestic or exotic fowl in this state shall register with the commission under this section. The commissioner may exempt from registration a person
participating in a disease surveillance program recognized by the commission. (b) A person may apply for a certificate of registration or
a renewal of a certificate of registration under this section by submitting an application and an annual fee prescribed by the commission. A person must complete an application for a
certificate of registration that includes a list of each location at which the person conducts the sale, distribution, or transportation of domestic or exotic fowl. (c) The commission shall adopt rules to administer this
section, including rules relating to the testing, identification, transportation, inspection, sanitation, and disinfection of domestic and exotic fowl. (d) The commission shall prescribe and collect an annual fee
for registration as a seller, distributor, or transporter of domestic or exotic fowl in this state. (e) The commission may set fees under this section in
amounts that do not exceed the amounts necessary to enable the commission to recover the costs of administering this section. (f) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly
violates this section or fails to comply with an order or rule adopted under this section. (g) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor
unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor. SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2004, the Texas Animal
Health Commission shall adopt rules to administer Section 161.0411, Agriculture Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003, except
that Sections 161.0411(a), (f), and (g), Agriculture Code, as added by this Act, take effect February 1, 2004