Texas Agriculture Code

§ 161.1375 — MOVEMENT OF FERAL SWINE

AG § 161.1375Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS · Part C. CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND PESTS · Ch. 161. GENERAL DISEASE AND PEST CONTROL · Art. H. REMEDIES AND PENALTIES

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

(1)moves feral swine in a manner that is not in compliance with rules adopted by the commission under Section 161.0412 or 161.054; or

(2)as the owner or person in charge of a holding facility in which a feral swine is held, permits another to remove feral swine from the holding facility in a manner that is not in compliance with those rules.

(b)An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor for each feral hog that is moved or permitted to be removed 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.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1242 (H.B. 2543), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2007.