Sec. 161.150. FAILURE TO REGISTER FERAL SWINE HOLDING FACILITIES; HOLDING OF FERAL SWINE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person recklessly:
(1) maintains a feral swine holding facility that is not registered under Section 161.0412; or
(2) as the owner or person in charge of a holding facility that is not registered under Section 161.0412, holds or permits another to hold a feral swine in the holding facility.
(b) Each feral swine held or permitted to be held in violation of Subsection (a)(2) constitutes a separate offense.
(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor 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