Sec. 132.082. SELLING INEDIBLE EGGS

(a) A person commits an offense if the person sells, in bulk or in containers, eggs that are not denatured and are inedible for any reason, including eggs that are:

(1) leakers;

(2) affected by black, white, or mixed rot;

(3) addled;

(4) incubated; or

(5) contaminated by a blood ring or an embryo chick at or beyond the blood-ring stage.

(b) It is an exception to the application of this section that:

(1) the inedible eggs do not exceed five percent by count of the eggs sold; and

(2) the eggs are sold to:

(A) a dealer for candling and grading; or

(B) a breaking plant for breaking purposes.

(c) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000.

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1320, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.