Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.1375: MOVEMENT OF FERAL SWINE.

Where this section sits in the code

AGRICULTURE CODE
TITLE 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS
SUBTITLE C. CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND PESTS
CHAPTER 161. GENERAL DISEASE AND PEST CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER H. REMEDIES AND PENALTIES

(a) A person commits an offense if the person recklessly:

(1) moves feral swine in a manner that is not in compliance with rules adopted by the commission under Section 161.0412 or 161.054; or

(2) as the owner or person in charge of a holding facility in which a feral swine is held, permits another to remove feral swine from the holding facility in a manner that is not in compliance with those rules.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor for each feral hog that is moved or permitted to be removed unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1242 (H.B. 2543), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2007.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:46:50Z. Source file · JSON

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