(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
- (1) without consent of the owner, buys, sells, or barters, for that person or another person, any livestock on which a registered tattoo mark has been placed;
- (2) without consent of the owner, transports over the highways of this state any livestock on which a registered tattoo mark has been placed; or
- (3) aids in the commission of an act under Subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection.
- (b) An offense under this section is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than 2 years nor more than 12 years.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1363, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.002, eff. September 1, 2009.