Texas Agriculture Code

§ 132.084 — MISLEADING ADVERTISING

AG § 132.084Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS · Part A. BEES AND NONLIVESTOCK ANIMAL INDUSTRY · Ch. 132. EGGS · Art. F. PENALTIES

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(a)A person commits an offense if the person:

(1)advertises or sells shell eggs below the quality of Grade A by describing the eggs as "fresh," "yard," "selected," "hennery," "new-laid," "infertile," "cage," or with words that have similar meaning; or

(2)advertises eggs by price without also indicating the full, correct, and unabbreviated designation of size and grade of the eggs.

(b)An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000.

Legislative history

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1321, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.