Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.388
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.388, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 85.388. POSSESSING A FORGED PERMIT OR TENDER.
Official statutory text
Any person who knowingly has in his possession a forged tender or permit of the commission relating to oil or gas or any product or by-product of oil or gas for the purpose of transporting, handling, or selling oil or gas shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $1,000 or shall be confined in the county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than one year, or both.
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