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.