Tex. Agriculture Code § 181.005
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 181.005, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 181.005. DAMAGES.
Official statutory text
A milk processor who fails to pay for raw milk as provided by this chapter is liable to the dairy farmer for:
(1) the purchase price of the raw milk;
(2) interest on the purchase price at the highest legal rate, from the date possession is transferred until the date the payment is made in accordance with this chapter; and
(3) a reasonable attorney's fee for the collection of the payment.
(1) the purchase price of the raw milk;
(2) interest on the purchase price at the highest legal rate, from the date possession is transferred until the date the payment is made in accordance with this chapter; and
(3) a reasonable attorney's fee for the collection of the payment.
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