Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.135
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.135, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 167.135. FAILURE TO POSSESS OR EXHIBIT PERMIT OR CERTIFICATE.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person is in charge of animals for which a certificate or permit is required or is in charge of the conveyance transporting that animal and the person fails to possess or exhibit the certificate or permit in the manner provided by Section 167.027.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor for each animal moved or conveyed without a certificate or permit as required by Subsection (a) 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.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor for each animal moved or conveyed without a certificate or permit as required by Subsection (a) 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.
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