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Texas Hog Cholera Law and Garbage Feeding Action
The Texas Penal Code Article 1525b Sec 22a governs feeding garbage to swine. Heated garbage to 212 degrees for 30 minutes within 48 hours is required, with exemptions for feeding one’s own household or farm waste. After Jan 1 1970, strict permit registration applies. About 1,200 feeders registered. 130 herds depopulated July 1970–Mar 1971 affecting 9,983 swine. Federal quarantines covered multiple counties. 1970 outbreaks linked mainly to hog movement and area spread.
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Animal Health Commission
Texas
U. S
el Paso
Bexar
Collins
Hood
Somervell
Hill, Bosque
Eastland
Comanche
McLennan
Erath
Callahan Counties
Stephens, Palo Pinto
Parker Counties
Tarrant County
Wise
Denton
Grayson
Upton
Tom Green
USDA