Tex. Agric. Code § 13.041 · Subchapter B. STANDARD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
PENALTIES; DEFENSE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An offense under Section 13.030, 13.032, 13.037, or 13.039 is a Class C misdemeanor.
(b) It is a defense to prosecution or to the imposition of a civil or administrative penalty for a violation of Sections 13.030-13.038 that a discrepancy between the actual weight or volume at the time of sale to a consumer and the weight marked on the container or a discrepancy between the fill of a container and the capacity of the container is due to unavoidable leakage, shrinkage, evaporation, waste, or causes beyond the control of the seller acting in good faith.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1029, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 1494), Sec. 3.14, eff. September 1, 2013.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.13.htm
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Agriculture Code
- Tex. Agric. Code § 13.030SALE OF COMMODITIES BY NET WEIGHT.Printed as Section 13.030, 13.032, 13.037, or 13.039 | Sections 13.030-13.038
- Tex. Agric. Code § 13.032STANDARD FILL AND QUANTITY LABELING FOR COMMODITIES IN PACKAGE FORM.Printed as Section 13.030, 13.032, 13.037, or 13.039
- Tex. Agric. Code § 13.037USE OF INCORRECT WEIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICE.Printed as Section 13.030, 13.032, 13.037, or 13.039
- Tex. Agric. Code § 13.038SALE OF COMMODITY IN VIOLATION OF SUBCHAPTER.Printed as Sections 13.030-13.038
- Tex. Agric. Code § 13.039TESTING OF PACKAGE BY DEPARTMENT.Printed as Section 13.030, 13.032, 13.037, or 13.039
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