{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-63.144","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 63.144","heading":"DISTRIBUTION OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER WITHOUT REGISTRATION, LABELING, OR PAYMENT OF INSPECTION FEE.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person distributes, conspires to distribute, or causes another person to distribute commercial fertilizer:\n(1) that is required to be registered but is not registered in accordance with Subchapter C of this chapter;\n(2) that is not labeled in accordance with Subchapter D of this chapter; or\n(3) for which an inspection fee has not been paid in accordance with Subchapter E of this chapter.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown that the person has previously been convicted of an offense under this subchapter, in which event it is a Class B misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1856, art. 1, ch. 349, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE A. SEED AND FERTILIZER","CHAPTER 63. COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER","SUBCHAPTER H. PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.63.htm#63.144","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"7c53cd8891beaf81b35a34751e333aafebff55be6f8bf08d1af320568c6a2438","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-63.143","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-63.145"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}