Tex. Agriculture Code § 147.002
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 147.002, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 147.002. COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Official statutory text
(a) A person is subject to this chapter as a livestock commission merchant if the person:
(1) pursues the business of selling livestock on consignment for a commission or other charges;
(2) solicits consignment of livestock as a livestock commission merchant; or
(3) advertises or holds himself or herself out to be a livestock commission merchant.
(b) A person is subject to this chapter as a livestock auction commission merchant if the person:
(1) pursues the business of selling livestock at auction on consignment for a commission or other charges;
(2) solicits consignment of livestock as a livestock auction commission merchant; or
(3) advertises or holds himself or herself out to be a livestock auction commission merchant.
(1) pursues the business of selling livestock on consignment for a commission or other charges;
(2) solicits consignment of livestock as a livestock commission merchant; or
(3) advertises or holds himself or herself out to be a livestock commission merchant.
(b) A person is subject to this chapter as a livestock auction commission merchant if the person:
(1) pursues the business of selling livestock at auction on consignment for a commission or other charges;
(2) solicits consignment of livestock as a livestock auction commission merchant; or
(3) advertises or holds himself or herself out to be a livestock auction commission merchant.
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