Texas Agriculture Code 94.051 – Offenses
Terms Used In Texas Agriculture Code 94.051
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture. See Texas Agriculture Code 1.003
- 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
A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) as a department inspector, falsifies a certificate of inspection and maturity or fails to collect the inspection fee under this chapter;
(2) operates a citrus fruit packing house, or packs or prepares citrus fruit for sale or transportation in a packing house, unless the person has registered the packing house and given the notices required under this chapter;
(3) sells, delivers, transports, or delivers or receives citrus fruit for transportation, unless the citrus fruit bears the stamps provided by the department to indicate that the fees on the citrus fruit have been paid;
(4) intentionally substitutes green fruit for ripe fruit that has received a clearance certificate;
(5) interferes with an authorized inspector in performing a requirement of this chapter; or
(6) violates any other provision of this chapter.