Tex. Agric. Code § 167.143 · Subchapter F. PENALTIES
FAILURE TO PROVIDE TICK-FREE STOCKYARD FACILITIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A stockyard company or an owner, operator, or person in charge of a stockyard commits an offense if the person fails or refuses to provide and complete facilities required by the commission under Subchapter D of this chapter within 60 days after the day on which notice of designation is served under that subchapter.
(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 30 days of failure or refusal within the 24 months following service of notice.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1454, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 68, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
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.167.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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