{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-162.011","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 162.011","heading":"PENALTY FOR VETERINARIAN'S FAILURE TO FILE CERTIFICATE OR TO IDENTIFY ANIMALS.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if, as a veterinarian, the person:\n(1) fails to file a certificate under Section 162.004 or a report under Section 162.005; or\n(2) fails to properly identify an animal under Section 162.005.\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. 1411, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 522, Sec. 5, 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE C. CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND PESTS","CHAPTER 162. TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.162.htm#162.011","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"db5d306bbc9f5231649e766bec661d435501dce0317fa3194b1152a9d7a8404b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-162.010","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-162.012"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}