Tex. Agriculture Code § 14.072
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 14.072, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 14.072. PENALTY FOR OPERATING WITHOUT A LICENSE.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) transacts any public grain warehouse business without first obtaining a license required by this chapter; or
(2) continues to transact public grain warehouse business after a license has been revoked or suspended, or the license holder has been placed on probation, except as permitted under Section 14.084.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
(c) A person commits a separate offense for each day business prohibited by this section is carried on.
(1) transacts any public grain warehouse business without first obtaining a license required by this chapter; or
(2) continues to transact public grain warehouse business after a license has been revoked or suspended, or the license holder has been placed on probation, except as permitted under Section 14.084.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
(c) A person commits a separate offense for each day business prohibited by this section is carried on.
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