Sec. 161.137. MOVEMENT OF ANIMALS FROM STOCKYARD OR RAILWAY SHIPPING PEN WITHOUT CERTIFICATE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) removes livestock from a stockyard or railway shipping pen without a certificate required by rule of the commission under Section 161.044 of this code; or
(2) as owner or person in charge of the stockyard or pen, permits the removal of livestock under Subdivision (1) of this section.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor for each head of livestock moved as prohibited by Subsection (a) of this section 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.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products
Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests
Chapter 161 - General Disease and Pest Control
Subchapter H. Remedies and Penalties
Section 161.132. Civil Suit Against Nonresident Violator
Section 161.133. Violation by Corporation
Section 161.134. Proof of Treatment or Vaccination
Section 161.135. Improper Disposal of Diseased Carcass
Section 161.136. Entry of Animals in Exhibition Without Certificate
Section 161.137. Movement of Animals From Stockyard or Railway Shipping Pen Without Certificate
Section 161.1375. Movement of Feral Swine
Section 161.138. Refusal to Permit Entrance
Section 161.139. Refusal to Permit Inspection of Shipment
Section 161.140. Refusal to Permit Examination of Animal or Carcass
Section 161.1405. Refusal to Provide Access to Animal
Section 161.141. Movement in Violation of Quarantine
Section 161.142. Sale or Movement of Animal With Glanders
Section 161.143. Importation of Animals
Section 161.145. Veterinarian Failure to Report Diseased Animals
Section 161.146. Compliance With Livestock Market Regulation
Section 161.147. Failure to Maintain Dealer Records
Section 161.148. Administrative Penalty
Section 161.149. Test for Equine Infectious Anemia
Section 161.150. Failure to Register Feral Swine Holding Facilities; Holding of Feral Swine