Sec. 483.051. USING OR REVEALING TRADE SECRET. (a) A person commits an offense if the person uses for the person's advantage or reveals to another person, other than to an officer or employee of the board or to a court in a judicial proceeding relevant to this chapter, information relating to dangerous drugs required to be kept under this chapter, if that information concerns a method or process subject to protection as a trade secret.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the defendant that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense under this chapter, in which event the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Food, Drugs, Alcohol, and Hazardous Substances
Subtitle C - Substance Abuse Regulation and Crimes
Subchapter C. Criminal Penalties
Section 483.041. Possession of Dangerous Drug
Section 483.042. Delivery or Offer of Delivery of Dangerous Drug
Section 483.043. Manufacture of Dangerous Drug
Section 483.045. Forging or Altering Prescription
Section 483.046. Failure to Retain Prescription
Section 483.047. Refilling Prescription Without Authorization
Section 483.048. Unauthorized Communication of Prescription
Section 483.049. Failure to Maintain Records
Section 483.050. Refusal to Permit Inspection
Section 483.051. Using or Revealing Trade Secret