Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.144
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.144, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 167.144. REFUSAL TO PERMIT SEARCH.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person refuses to permit a person to whom a search warrant is issued under Section 167.102 of this code, that person's assistant, or a peace officer, to enter the property described in the warrant or to perform a duty under this chapter.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) A person commits a separate offense for each day of refusal.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) A person commits a separate offense for each day of refusal.
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