Texas § AG.163.085 - FAILURE TO PROPERLY HANDLE INFECTED ANIMAL

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§ AG.163.085. FAILURE TO PROPERLY HANDLE INFECTED ANIMAL

FAILURE TO PROPERLY HANDLE INFECTED ANIMAL. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly refuses to handle in accordance with the rules of the commission an animal that the commission has classified as infected with brucellosis. (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. 1418, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 23, ch. 3, Sec. 14, eff. June 27, 1983; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 41, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

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