Tex. Agriculture Code § 149.003
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 149.003, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 149.003. TRANSFER OF HORSEMEAT.
Official statutory text
A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) transfers horsemeat to a person who intends to sell the horsemeat, offer or exhibit it for sale, or possess it for sale as food for human consumption; and
(2) knows or in the exercise of reasonable discretion should know that the person receiving the horsemeat intends to sell the horsemeat, offer or exhibit it for sale, or possess it for sale as food for human consumption.
(1) transfers horsemeat to a person who intends to sell the horsemeat, offer or exhibit it for sale, or possess it for sale as food for human consumption; and
(2) knows or in the exercise of reasonable discretion should know that the person receiving the horsemeat intends to sell the horsemeat, offer or exhibit it for sale, or possess it for sale as food for human consumption.
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