Texas Agriculture Code

§ 146.006 — PENALTY FOR DRIVING STOCK TO MARKET WITHOUT BILL OF SALE OR SWORN LIST

AG § 146.006Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS · Part B. LIVESTOCK · Ch. 146. SALE AND SHIPMENT OF LIVESTOCK · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)A person commits an offense if the person drives to market animals of a class listed in Section 146.001 of this code without possessing:

(1)a bill of sale or transfer for each animal that shows the marks and brands of the animal and is certified as recorded by the county clerk of the county from which the animals were driven; or

(2)if the person raised the animals, a list of the marks and brands that is certified as recorded by the county clerk of the county from which the animals were driven.

(b)An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $2,000.

Legislative history

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1367, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.