{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-131.122","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 131.122","heading":"APIARY EQUIPMENT BRANDS.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person:\n(1) violates Section 131.061 of this code; or\n(2) alters or attempts to alter a registered apiary equipment brand without authorization from the chief apiary inspector.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\n(c) Each of the following is prima facie evidence of an offense under this section:\n(1) unauthorized possession of equipment on which the brand has been altered;\n(2) possession of branded equipment without a bill of sale or written proof of ownership; or\n(3) use of a registered brand that is not registered to the person using the brand.\nAmended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1884, ch. 350, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 418, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE A. BEES AND NONLIVESTOCK ANIMAL INDUSTRY","CHAPTER 131. BEES AND HONEY","SUBCHAPTER G. PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.131.htm#131.122","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"8949cb5d6117a2e34c5bed7a6e4af2bc46221958e7e64c2f444fedc96f8da937","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-131.121","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-131.123"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}