Tex. Agric. Code § 163.082 · Subchapter F. PENALTIES
REFUSAL OF OWNER TO ASSIST.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person who is the owner of cattle commits an offense if the person knowingly refuses to gather cattle or to furnish necessary labor and facilities in accordance with Section 163.070 of this code.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) A person commits a separate offense for each day of refusal.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1418, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 22, ch. 3, Sec. 11, eff. June 27, 1983; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
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