Section 146.008 - Penalty for Transporting Animals Without Permit or With Fraudulent Permit(a) A person commits an offense if, under Section 146.005 of this code, the person: (1) transports living animals, slaughtered animals, or butchered portions of animals without possessing a permit;(2) fails to exhibit a permit or provide a statement on demand;(3) transports living animals, slaughtered animals, or butchered portions of animals that are not covered by a permit;(4) possesses a false or forged permit; or(5) provides a false written statement.(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $200 for each animal in the shipment.(c) An offense under Subsection (a)(3) of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $200 for each animal that is not covered by the permit.(d) An offense under Subsection (a)(4) or (a)(5) of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by: (1) a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $500;(2) confinement in county jail for not less than 60 days nor more than 6 months; or(3) both fine and confinement under this subsection.Tex. Agric. Code § 146.008
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1367, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1981.