Section 144.128 - Purchase, Sale, or Transportation of Tattooed Livestock Without Consent(a) A person commits an offense if the person:(1) without consent of the owner, buys, sells, or barters, for that person or another person, any livestock on which a registered tattoo mark has been placed;(2) without consent of the owner, transports over the highways of this state any livestock on which a registered tattoo mark has been placed; or(3) aids in the commission of an act under Subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection.(b) An offense under this section is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than 2 years nor more than 12 years.Tex. Agric. Code § 144.128
Amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87, Sec. 25.002, eff. 9/1/2009. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1363, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1981.