Texas Agriculture Code

§ 14.078 — PENALTY FOR STEALING GRAIN OR RECEIVING STOLEN GRAIN

AG § 14.078Title 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE · Ch. 14. REGULATION OF PUBLIC GRAIN WAREHOUSE OPERATORS · Art. H. OFFENSES

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(a)A person commits an offense if the person:

(1)obtains or exercises control over grain stored in a public grain warehouse without the owner's effective consent and with the intent to deprive the owner of the grain;

(2)obtains from another person grain stolen from a public grain warehouse knowing that the grain is stolen; or

(3)exercises control over grain stolen from a public grain warehouse knowing that the grain is stolen.

(b)An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.

Legislative history

Renumbered from Sec. 14.034 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1124, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.