1. (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. (1) leakers;
   2. (2) affected by black, white, or mixed rot;
   3. (3) addled;
   4. (4) incubated; or
   5. (5) contaminated by a blood ring or an embryo chick at or beyond the blood-ring stage.

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

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

   2. (2) the eggs are sold to:

      1. (A) a dealer for candling and grading; or
      2. (B) a breaking plant for breaking purposes.
3. (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.