Texas Agriculture Code

§ 141.073 — PENALTY FOR LATE FILING OR PAYMENT

AG § 141.073Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS · Part B. LIVESTOCK · Ch. 141. COMMERCIAL FEED · Art. D. INSPECTION FEE

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(a)If a person paying the inspection fee on the basis of tonnage reporting does not file a quarterly report or pay the fee before the 31st day following the last day of a quarter, the person shall pay a penalty equal to 15 percent of the inspection fee due or $50, whichever is greater.

(b)The penalty together with any delinquent inspection fee is due before the 61st day following the last day of the quarter. The service shall cancel the license of a licensee who fails to pay the penalty and delinquent inspection fee within that time period after notice.

Legislative history

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1328, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Renumbered from Sec. 141.074 and amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1868, ch. 349, art. 2, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1983. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 314, Sec. 11, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.