Tex. Agric. Code § 167.133 · Subchapter F. PENALTIES
MOVEMENT OF ANIMALS OR COMMODITIES INTO TEXAS FROM QUARANTINED AREA.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) moves animals or, as owner, part owner, or caretaker, permits animals to be moved into this state in violation of Section 167.026(a); or
(2) moves animals or commodities into this state in violation of Section 167.026(b) or (c).
(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a Class C misdemeanor for each animal moved or permitted to be moved 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) An offense under Subsection (a)(2) of 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. A person commits a separate offense under that subsection for the movement of each animal, each animal product, or each shipment of another commodity.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1452, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 58, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2013.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.167.htm
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