{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-146.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 146.008","heading":"PENALTY FOR TRANSPORTING ANIMALS WITHOUT PERMIT OR WITH FRAUDULENT PERMIT.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if, under Section 146.005 of this code, the person:\n(1) transports living animals, slaughtered animals, or butchered portions of animals without possessing a permit;\n(2) fails to exhibit a permit or provide a statement on demand;\n(3) transports living animals, slaughtered animals, or butchered portions of animals that are not covered by a permit;\n(4) possesses a false or forged permit; or\n(5) provides a false written statement.\n(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $200 for each animal in the shipment.\n(c) An offense under Subsection (a)(3) of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $200 for each animal that is not covered by the permit.\n(d) An offense under Subsection (a)(4) or (a)(5) of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:\n(1) a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $500;\n(2) confinement in county jail for not less than 60 days nor more than 6 months; or\n(3) both fine and confinement under this subsection.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1367, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE B. LIVESTOCK","CHAPTER 146. SALE AND SHIPMENT OF LIVESTOCK","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.146.htm#146.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"ca856217f4d7b152f247ae81a7f646610c1990cdef2bc63f4c1eb42a8bdce2fa","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-146.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-146.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}