Sec. 161.1375. MOVEMENT OF FERAL SWINE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person recklessly:
(1) moves feral swine in a manner that is not in compliance with rules adopted by the commission under Section 161.0412 or 161.054; or
(2) as the owner or person in charge of a holding facility in which a feral swine is held, permits another to remove feral swine from the holding facility in a manner that is not in compliance with those rules.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor for each feral hog that is moved or permitted to be removed 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.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1242 (H.B. 2543), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2007.
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