{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-147.064","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 147.064","heading":"APPROPRIATION OF PROCEEDS OF SALE.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if, as a livestock commission merchant, the person appropriates or uses any portion of the net proceeds of the sale of livestock for a purpose other than remitting the proceeds under Section 147.004 of this code.\n(b) A person commits an offense if, as a livestock auction commission merchant, the person appropriates or uses any portion of the net proceeds of the sale of livestock for a purpose other than remitting the proceeds under Section 147.004 of this code.\n(c) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than two years nor more than four years.\n(d) An offense under Subsection (b) of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:\n(1) a fine of not more than $1,000; and\n(2) confinement in county jail for not more than one year.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1383, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.004, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE B. LIVESTOCK","CHAPTER 147. LIVESTOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS","SUBCHAPTER D. PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.147.htm#147.064","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"e4dbf4b7ce679778cc2b986f045cd0dcd92de26216813079b46279466e9695dd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-147.063","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-147.065"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}