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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES |
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Subtitle A. FOOD AND DRUG HEALTH REGULATIONS |
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Chapter 433. TEXAS MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT |
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Subchapter F. ENFORCEMENT |
Sec. 433.091. FALSE REPORT; FAILURE TO REPORT; CRIMINAL PENALTY
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally:
(1) makes or causes to be made a false entry in an account, record, or memorandum kept by a person subject to this chapter;
(2) neglects or fails to make or cause to be made full entries in an account, record, or memorandum kept by a person subject to this chapter of all facts and transactions pertaining to the person's business;
(3) removes from the jurisdiction of this state or mutilates, alters, or otherwise falsifies documentary evidence of a person subject to this chapter; or
(4) refuses to submit to the commissioner or to the commissioner's authorized agent, for inspection and copying, documentary evidence in the person's possession or control of a person subject to this chapter.
(b) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not less than $1,000 or more than $5,000, imprisonment for not more than three years, or both.