Tex. Agric. Code § 111.007 · Chapter 111. GINNING AND COMPRESSING COTTON
PENALTIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if the person operates a cotton gin for himself or herself or for commercial purposes without complying with this chapter.
(b) A person commits an offense if, as a ginner, the person:
(1) fails, neglects, or refuses to keep a record in accordance with Section 111.002 of this code; or
(2) fails, neglects, or refuses to mark a bale of cotton with the initials of each party who claims to own the cotton and with the ginner's mark in the manner required by Section 111.003 of this code.
(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1299, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 124, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.111.htm
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