Texas Agriculture Code

§ 167.144 — REFUSAL TO PERMIT SEARCH

AG § 167.144Title 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 commits an offense if the person refuses to permit a person to whom a search warrant is issued under Section 167.102 of this code, that person's assistant, or a peace officer, to enter the property described in the warrant or to perform a duty under this chapter.

(b)An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c)A person commits a separate offense for each day of refusal.

Legislative history

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1454, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 69, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.