{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-149.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 149.005","heading":"PENALTY.","body":"(a) An offense under this chapter is punishable by:\n(1) a fine of not more than $1,000;\n(2) confinement in jail for not less than 30 days nor more than two years; or\n(3) both the fine and confinement.\n(b) A second or subsequent offense under this chapter is punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than two years nor more than five years.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 2.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.005, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE B. LIVESTOCK","CHAPTER 149. SALE OF HORSEMEAT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.149.htm#149.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"33910599798a58e364e6f3b32ec54dff2cda3947a500e86be4371d2bde0fb35c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-149.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-149.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}