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Agriculture Code § 161.141

Violating quarantine movement rules, or allowing prohibited movement as an owner or caretaker, is an offense with misdemeanor penalties and, for repeat foot-and-mouth disease quarantine offenses, felony penalties.

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Agriculture Code § 161.141

Violating quarantine movement rules, or allowing prohibited movement as an owner or caretaker, is an offense with misdemeanor penalties and, for repeat foot-and-mouth disease quarantine offenses, felony penalties.

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Violating quarantine movement rules, or allowing prohibited movement as an owner or caretaker, is an offense with misdemeanor penalties and, for repeat foot-and-mouth disease quarantine offenses, felony penalties.

Sec. 161.141. MOVEMENT IN VIOLATION OF QUARANTINE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 161.065(a)(1) or (a)(2) of this code or, as owner or caretaker of the livestock, exotic livestock, domestic animals, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl, the person permits movement in violation of Section 161.065(a)(1) or (a)(2) of this code. Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (d) of this section, an offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor for each animal moved in violation of the quarantine unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor. (b) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 161.065(a)(3) of this code or, as owner or caretaker of the commodities or animals, the person permits movement in violation of Section 161.065(a)(3) of this code. Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (d) of this section, an offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor for each animal or shipment of commodities moved in violation of the quarantine unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor. (c) An offense under Subsection (a) or (b) of this section for violating a quarantine established in relation to foot-and-mouth disease is a Class A misdemeanor. (d) A second or subsequent offense under Subsection (c) is a felony punishable by: (1) imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than two years nor more than five years; and (2) a fine of not more than $10,000. (e) A person commits a separate offense for each county into which livestock, domestic animals, domestic fowl, disease carriers, or potential disease carriers are moved within six months following the original movement in violation of Section 161.065 of this code. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1406, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.006, eff. September 1, 2009.
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