Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 203.001
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 203.001, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 203.001. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR EXPORTING ARTICLES WITHOUT REQUIRED INSPECTION.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) exports from this state, or ships for the purpose of exportation to a state other than this state or to a foreign port, an article of commerce that by law of this state is required to be inspected by a public inspector; and
(2) does not have the article inspected as required by law.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $100.
(1) exports from this state, or ships for the purpose of exportation to a state other than this state or to a foreign port, an article of commerce that by law of this state is required to be inspected by a public inspector; and
(2) does not have the article inspected as required by law.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $100.
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