Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.143
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.143, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 161.143. IMPORTATION OF ANIMALS.
Official statutory text
(a) A person, including a railroad company or other common carrier, commits an offense if the person knowingly moves an animal into this state in violation of a rule of the commission adopted under Section 161.081 of this code.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) A person commits a separate offense for each animal moved in violation of a rule of the commission.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) A person commits a separate offense for each animal moved in violation of a rule of the commission.
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