Sec. 162.011. PENALTY FOR VETERINARIAN'S FAILURE TO FILE CERTIFICATE OR TO IDENTIFY ANIMALS. (a) A person commits an offense if, as a veterinarian, the person:
(1) fails to file a certificate under Section 162.004 or a report under Section 162.005; or
(2) fails to properly identify an animal under Section 162.005.
(b) 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.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1411, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 522, Sec. 5, 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products
Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests
Chapter 162 - Tuberculosis Control
Section 162.002. Cooperative Program
Section 162.004. Certificate of Test or Vaccination of Cattle or Other Animals
Section 162.005. Identification of Cattle
Section 162.009. Tuberculosis Modified Accredited Advanced and Tuberculosis Free Areas
Section 162.010. Duty of Owner or Caretaker to Assist; Notice
Section 162.011. Penalty for Veterinarian's Failure to File Certificate or to Identify Animals
Section 162.012. Penalty for Movement or Sale of Quarantined or Diseased Cattle
Section 162.013. Penalty for Owner's or Caretaker's Failure to Assist
Section 162.014. Review of Current Tuberculosis Programs and Implementation of Improved Program