Tex. Agriculture Code § 63.143
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 63.143, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 63.143. DISTRIBUTION OF ADULTERATED FERTILIZER.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person distributes, conspires to distribute, or causes another person to distribute a commercial fertilizer that:
(1) has been damaged in a manner that reduces its value;
(2) has damage or an inferiority that has been concealed;
(3) has added to it a substance that increases its bulk or weight, reduces its quality or strength, or makes it appear better or of greater value than it is;
(4) has had an ingredient omitted or extracted, in whole or in part; or
(5) contains or bears a poisonous or deleterious substance that may render it injurious to plants under ordinary conditions of use.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown that the person has previously been convicted of an offense under this subchapter, in which event it is a Class B misdemeanor.
(1) has been damaged in a manner that reduces its value;
(2) has damage or an inferiority that has been concealed;
(3) has added to it a substance that increases its bulk or weight, reduces its quality or strength, or makes it appear better or of greater value than it is;
(4) has had an ingredient omitted or extracted, in whole or in part; or
(5) contains or bears a poisonous or deleterious substance that may render it injurious to plants under ordinary conditions of use.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown that the person has previously been convicted of an offense under this subchapter, in which event it is a Class B misdemeanor.
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