Texas Agriculture Code

§ 167.136 — FAILURE TO MAKE STATEMENT OF POSSESSION AND DESTINATION; MAKING FALSE STATEMENT

AG § 167.136Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS · Part C. CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND PESTS · Ch. 167. TICK ERADICATION · Art. F. PENALTIES

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(a)A person required by Section 167.028 of this code to make a written statement commits an offense if the person:

(1)fails or refuses to make the statement in accordance with that section; or

(2)makes a false statement under that section.

(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.

Legislative history

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1452, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 61, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.