Texas Register
TITLE 4 AGRICULTURE
PART 2TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION
CHAPTER 54DOMESTIC AND EXOTIC FOWL REGISTRATION
RULE §54.8Enforcement
ISSUE 12/19/2003
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
(a)An offense under Section 161.0411 of the Texas Agriculture Code is a Class C misdemeanor 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)The commission may impose an administrative penalty against a person who violates a rule or order adopted under this chapter. The penalty for a violation may be in an amount not to exceed $1,000. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty. The amount of the penalty shall not be based on a per head basis.

This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on December 8, 2003

TRD-200308439

Gene Snelson

General Counsel

Texas Animal Health Commission

Earliest possible date of adoption: January 18, 2004

For further information, please call: (512) 719-0714

 

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