Texas Agriculture Code

§ 103.014 — PENALTY FOR FALSE CLAIMS

AG § 103.014Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Part D. HANDLING AND MARKETING OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Ch. 103. PRODUCE RECOVERY FUND

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(a)A person commits an offense if, with intent to obtain a benefit for himself or to harm another, he:

(1)institutes a claim under this chapter in which he knows he has no interest; or

(2)institutes any suit or claim under this chapter that he knows is false.

(b)An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 987, ch. 235, art. 1, Sec. 2(f), eff. Sept. 1, 1983.