Texas Agriculture Code

§ 141.148 — DISTRIBUTION OF ADULTERATED FEED

AG § 141.148Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS · Part B. LIVESTOCK · Ch. 141. COMMERCIAL FEED · Art. G. PENALTIES

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(a)A person commits an offense if the person distributes, conspires to distribute, or causes another person to distribute commercial feed:

(1)that is of a composition, quantity, or quality that is below or is different from that which it is represented to possess by its label;

(2)that is moldy, sour, heated, or otherwise damaged, because of which it is injurious to animals;

(3)from which an ingredient has been omitted or extracted in whole or in part;

(4)that is inferior or is damaged and the inferiority or damage has been concealed;

(5)to which a substance has been added or with which a substance has been mixed or packed so as to deceptively increase its bulk or weight, reduce its quality or strength, or make it appear better or of greater value than it is;

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Legislative history

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1334, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1879, ch. 349, art. 2, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 314, Sec. 17, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.