{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-167.140","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.140","heading":"IMPROPER HANDLING AND REMOVAL OF ANIMAL REFUSE OR DEAD OR INJURED ANIMALS.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a quarantine established or a commission rule adopted under Section 167.033 of this code.\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. 1453, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 65, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2013.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE C. CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND PESTS","CHAPTER 167. TICK ERADICATION","SUBCHAPTER F. PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.167.htm#167.140","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"2852909aae8bc0c784fb382240eaa609252243f2b1535821ec3dc9a6429e91eb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-167.139","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-167.141"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}