{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-144.128","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 144.128","heading":"PURCHASE, SALE, OR TRANSPORTATION OF TATTOOED LIVESTOCK WITHOUT CONSENT.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person:\n(1) without consent of the owner, buys, sells, or barters, for that person or another person, any livestock on which a registered tattoo mark has been placed;\n(2) without consent of the owner, transports over the highways of this state any livestock on which a registered tattoo mark has been placed; or\n(3) aids in the commission of an act under Subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection.\n(b) An offense under this section is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than 2 years nor more than 12 years.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1363, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.002, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE B. LIVESTOCK","CHAPTER 144. MARKS AND BRANDS","SUBCHAPTER F. PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.144.htm#144.128","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"11d1162e372c9f72d99fce072d75c1f817c4466cb01d6a8bb7e7b63d31a86578","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-144.127","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-146.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}