Texas Agriculture Code 131.121 – Disease and Pest Control
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) violates a provision of § 131.022 or 131.023;
(2) fails to report reportable diseases or reportable pests in accordance with § 131.025;
(3) ships or causes bees or equipment to be shipped into this state without the permit required by § 131.041;
(4) violates a rule, order, or quarantine of the chief apiary inspector adopted under this chapter;
(5) prevents or attempts to prevent an inspection of bees, equipment, pollen, or honey under the direction of the inspector under this chapter;
(6) prevents or attempts to prevent the discovery or treatment of bees with reportable diseases or reportable pests;
(7) interferes with or attempts to interfere with the inspector in the discharge of the duties under this chapter;
(8) as the owner or keeper of a colony of bees that has a reportable disease or contains a reportable pest, barters, gives away, sells, ships, or moves the bees, equipment, pollen, or honey or exposes other bees to the reportable disease or reportable pest; or
(9) exposes honey, pollen, hives, frames, combs, bees, or appliances from a colony of bees known to have a reportable disease or contain a reportable pest in a manner that provides access to other bees.
Attorney's Note
Under the Texas Codes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:Class | Prison | Fine |
---|---|---|
Class C misdemeanor | up to $500 |
Terms Used In Texas Agriculture Code 131.121
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
(c) All fines collected under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury.