# Tex. Occupations Code § 802.004: PRESUMPTION OF USE FOR BREEDING

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Occupations Code § 802.004
- **Heading:** PRESUMPTION OF USE FOR BREEDING
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 802 / Section 802.004

## Text

For purposes of this chapter, each adult intact female animal possessed by a person engaged in the business of breeding animals for direct or indirect sale or for exchange in return for consideration is presumed to be used for breeding purposes unless the person establishes to the satisfaction of the department, based on the person's breeding records or other evidence reasonably acceptable to the department, that the animal is not used for breeding.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Occupations Code § 802.001 § 802.001. SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C802_S802.001.md)
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