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Agriculture; Constitutional Law - United States

JC-0531

Texas Attorney General Opinion

Commerce Clause, court would find that state statute requiring imported meat to bear label disclosing country of origin violates, but would not find state statute requiring state agency or political subdivision to purchase only domestic beef violates|Imported meat, court would find state statute requiring imported meat to bear label disclosing country of origin violates U.S. Constitution, but would not find unconstitutional state statute requiring state agencies and political subdivisions to purchase

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