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Tex. Agriculture Code § 147.061

FAILURE TO FILE OR MAINTAIN BOND

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Tex. Agriculture Code § 147.061, FAILURE TO FILE OR MAINTAIN BOND, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/628156
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(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.