{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-801.504","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 801.504","heading":"GENERAL CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person, including an entity, commits an offense if the person violates this chapter.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\n(c) Venue for the prosecution of an offense under this section that consists of the violation of Section 801.251 is in a district court in Travis County or the county in which the offense occurred.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.421(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 971 (H.B. 1767), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 4. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO ANIMALS","CHAPTER 801. VETERINARIANS","SUBCHAPTER K. OTHER PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.801.htm#801.504","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"7b541436d7e4a7ed6437b5fdfa0fc254f9f3a6b939b7c3fc1f5e95d69146a840","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-801.503","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-801.506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}