{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-432.019","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 432.019","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person:\n(1) operates a salvage establishment or acts as a salvage broker without a license issued under this chapter; or\n(2) fails to comply with a rule adopted under Section 432.011.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE A. FOOD AND DRUG HEALTH REGULATIONS","CHAPTER 432. FOOD, DRUG, DEVICE, AND COSMETIC SALVAGE ACT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.432.htm#432.019","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"7521fa3e08c4de91692137c6e008e75304280fa75ec501758c2f7eb8baf91718","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-432.018","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-432.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}