Tex. Agric. Code § 146.008 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
PENALTY FOR TRANSPORTING ANIMALS WITHOUT PERMIT OR WITH FRAUDULENT PERMIT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if, under Section 146.005 of this code, the person:
(1) transports living animals, slaughtered animals, or butchered portions of animals without possessing a permit;
(2) fails to exhibit a permit or provide a statement on demand;
(3) transports living animals, slaughtered animals, or butchered portions of animals that are not covered by a permit;
(4) possesses a false or forged permit; or
(5) provides a false written statement.
(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $200 for each animal in the shipment.
(c) An offense under Subsection (a)(3) of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $200 for each animal that is not covered by the permit.
(d) An offense under Subsection (a)(4) or (a)(5) of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:
(1) a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $500;
(2) confinement in county jail for not less than 60 days nor more than 6 months; or
(3) both fine and confinement under this subsection.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1367, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.146.htm
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