Tex. Agriculture Code § 52.132
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 52.132, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 52.132. INDUCED BREACH OF MARKETING CONTRACT; FALSE REPORTS.
Official statutory text
In a civil suit for damages, a person is liable to a marketing association for an amount equal to three times the amount of actual damages proven for each offense if the person, or where the person is a corporation, if an officer or employee of the corporation:
(1) knowingly induces or attempts to induce a member of the association to breach the member's marketing contract with the association; or
(2) maliciously and knowingly spreads false reports concerning the finances or management of the association.
(1) knowingly induces or attempts to induce a member of the association to breach the member's marketing contract with the association; or
(2) maliciously and knowingly spreads false reports concerning the finances or management of the association.
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