Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES |
Subtitle D. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES |
Chapter 508. AREA QUARANTINE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL OR TOXIC AGENT |
Sec. 508.004. CRIMINAL PENALTY
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A person commits an offense if the person knowingly fails or refuses to obey an order or instruction of the commissioner of public health or a health authority issued under this chapter and published during an area quarantine under this section. An offense under this subsection is a felony of the third degree.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.