Sec. 433.0815. INTERFERENCE WITH INSPECTION; CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A person commits an offense if the person with criminal negligence interrupts, disrupts, impedes, or otherwise interferes with a livestock inspector while the inspector is performing a duty under this chapter.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the interruption, disruption, impediment, or interference alleged consisted of speech only.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 730, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Food, Drugs, Alcohol, and Hazardous Substances
Subtitle A - Food and Drug Health Regulations
Chapter 433 - Texas Meat and Poultry Inspection Act
Section 433.081. General Criminal Penalty
Section 433.0815. Interference With Inspection; Criminal Penalties
Section 433.082. Jurisdiction for Violation
Section 433.083. Investigation by Department
Section 433.084. Evidence and Testimony
Section 433.085. Report to Department
Section 433.086. Mandamus to Compel Compliance
Section 433.088. Compensation of Witness or Reporter
Section 433.091. False Report; Failure to Report; Criminal Penalty
Section 433.092. Failure to Report; Civil Penalty
Section 433.093. Unlawful Disclosure; Criminal Penalty
Section 433.094. Administrative Penalty
Section 433.095. Administrative Penalty Assessment Procedure
Section 433.096. Payment of Administrative Penalty
Section 433.097. Refund of Administrative Penalty
Section 433.098. Recovery of Administrative Penalty by Attorney General
Section 433.100. Emergency Withdrawal of Mark or Suspension of Inspection Services