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Agriculture Code § 144.127

A person may not, without the owner’s consent, alter or interfere with a registered livestock tattoo mark; doing so is an offense.

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Agriculture Code § 144.127

A person may not, without the owner’s consent, alter or interfere with a registered livestock tattoo mark; doing so is an offense.

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§ 144.127Agriculture Code § 144.127Amendment

A person may not, without the owner’s consent, alter or interfere with a registered livestock tattoo mark; doing so is an offense.

Sec. 144.127. REPRODUCTION OR DESTRUCTION OF TATTOO MARK. (a) A person commits an offense if the person, without the consent of the owner, reproduces, counterfeits, copies, adds to, takes from, imitates, destroys, or removes a registered tattoo mark on livestock or aids in the commission of one of those acts. (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. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1362, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.001, eff. September 1, 2009.
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