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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.090: CONTEMPT.
Where this section sits in the code
- HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
- TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
- SUBTITLE A. FOOD AND DRUG HEALTH REGULATIONS
- CHAPTER 433. TEXAS MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT
- SUBCHAPTER F. ENFORCEMENT
(a) A person commits an offense if the person neglects or refuses to attend and testify or answer a lawful inquiry or to produce documentary evidence, if the person has the power to do so, in obedience to a subpoena or lawful requirement of the department.
(b) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not less than $1,000 or more than $5,000, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1064, eff. April 2, 2015.
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