Tex. Agriculture Code § 14.078
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 14.078, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 14.078. PENALTY FOR STEALING GRAIN OR RECEIVING STOLEN GRAIN.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) obtains or exercises control over grain stored in a public grain warehouse without the owner's effective consent and with the intent to deprive the owner of the grain;
(2) obtains from another person grain stolen from a public grain warehouse knowing that the grain is stolen; or
(3) exercises control over grain stolen from a public grain warehouse knowing that the grain is stolen.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.
(1) obtains or exercises control over grain stored in a public grain warehouse without the owner's effective consent and with the intent to deprive the owner of the grain;
(2) obtains from another person grain stolen from a public grain warehouse knowing that the grain is stolen; or
(3) exercises control over grain stolen from a public grain warehouse knowing that the grain is stolen.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.
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