Section 826.044 - Quarantine; Criminal Penalty(a) A person commits an offense if the person fails or refuses to quarantine or present for quarantine or testing an animal that:(1) is required to be placed in quarantine or presented for testing under Section 826.042 and department rules; or(2) is required to be placed in quarantine under ordinances or rules adopted under this chapter by a county or municipality within whose jurisdiction the act occurs.(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 826.044
Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 3.1617, eff. 4/2/2015. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.