Tex. Agriculture Code § 132.082
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 132.082, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 132.082. SELLING INEDIBLE EGGS.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person sells, in bulk or in containers, eggs that are not denatured and are inedible for any reason, including eggs that are:
(1) leakers;
(2) affected by black, white, or mixed rot;
(3) addled;
(4) incubated; or
(5) contaminated by a blood ring or an embryo chick at or beyond the blood-ring stage.
(b) It is an exception to the application of this section that:
(1) the inedible eggs do not exceed five percent by count of the eggs sold; and
(2) the eggs are sold to:
(A) a dealer for candling and grading; or
(B) a breaking plant for breaking purposes.
(c) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000.
(1) leakers;
(2) affected by black, white, or mixed rot;
(3) addled;
(4) incubated; or
(5) contaminated by a blood ring or an embryo chick at or beyond the blood-ring stage.
(b) It is an exception to the application of this section that:
(1) the inedible eggs do not exceed five percent by count of the eggs sold; and
(2) the eggs are sold to:
(A) a dealer for candling and grading; or
(B) a breaking plant for breaking purposes.
(c) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000.
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