Section 147.061 - Failure to File or Maintain Bond(a) A person commits an offense if the person:(1) advertises or solicits business, or engages in business, as a livestock commission merchant without filing a bond in accordance with this chapter; or(2) as a livestock commission merchant, fails to maintain a bond in full force and effect in accordance with this chapter.(b) A person commits an offense if the person:(1) advertises or solicits business, or engages in business, as a livestock auction commission merchant without filing a bond in accordance with this chapter; or(2) as a livestock auction commission merchant, fails to maintain a bond in full force and effect in accordance with this chapter.(c) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony punishable by:(1) a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000;(2) imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than one nor more than two years; or(3) both fine and imprisonment under this subsection.(d) An offense under Subsection (b) of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:(1) a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $1,000;(2) confinement in county jail for not more than 30 days; or(3) both fine and confinement under this subsection.Tex. Agric. Code § 147.061
Amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87, Sec. 25.003, eff. 9/1/2009. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1382, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1981.