{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-161.139","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.139","heading":"REFUSAL TO PERMIT INSPECTION OF SHIPMENT.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person:\n(1) refuses to permit inspection of animals under Section 161.048 of this code; or\n(2) fails to stop a truck, trailer, wagon, or automobile suspected of carrying animals or animal products if requested or signaled to do so by an agent of the commission.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE C. CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND PESTS","CHAPTER 161. GENERAL DISEASE AND PEST CONTROL","SUBCHAPTER H. REMEDIES AND PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.161.htm#161.139","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"c6595dba610c6723393466abb89e3b0cf1fb0cd13899575ebd0ede4b0b6439ec","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-161.138","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-161.140"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}