Tex. Agriculture Code § 141.073
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 141.073, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 141.073. PENALTY FOR LATE FILING OR PAYMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) If a person paying the inspection fee on the basis of tonnage reporting does not file a quarterly report or pay the fee before the 31st day following the last day of a quarter, the person shall pay a penalty equal to 15 percent of the inspection fee due or $50, whichever is greater.
(b) The penalty together with any delinquent inspection fee is due before the 61st day following the last day of the quarter. The service shall cancel the license of a licensee who fails to pay the penalty and delinquent inspection fee within that time period after notice.
(b) The penalty together with any delinquent inspection fee is due before the 61st day following the last day of the quarter. The service shall cancel the license of a licensee who fails to pay the penalty and delinquent inspection fee within that time period after notice.
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