Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.459
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.459, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 161.459. KNOWING VIOLATION.
Official statutory text
(a) A person who knowingly violates a provision of this subchapter or who knowingly submits a certification under Section 161.453(a)(1) in another person's name commits an offense.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
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