{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-13.256","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.256","heading":"BOND.","body":"Each public weigher shall execute a bond in accordance with rules adopted by the department. The bond must be conditioned on the accurate weight or measure of a commodity being reflected on the certificate issued by the public weigher, on the protection of a commodity that the public weigher is requested to weigh or measure, and on compliance with all laws and rules governing public weighers. The bond is not void on first recovery. A person injured by the public weigher may sue on the bond.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1040, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2593, ch. 693, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 5.04, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 13. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES","SUBCHAPTER E. PUBLIC WEIGHER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.13.htm#13.256","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"5026c898a82981efa4d98aa0adb19bc0498bbfb1812b9a762a533bacbebe6257","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-13.2555","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-13.257"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}