Texas Agriculture Code - AGRIC § 147.061. Failure to File or Maintain Bond

(1) advertises or solicits business, or engages in business, as a livestock commission merchant without filing a bond in accordance with this chapter;  or

(2) as a livestock commission merchant, fails to maintain a bond in full force and effect in accordance with this chapter.

(1) advertises or solicits business, or engages in business, as a livestock auction commission merchant without filing a bond in accordance with this chapter;  or

(2) as a livestock auction commission merchant, fails to maintain a bond in full force and effect in accordance with this chapter.

(1) a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000;

(2) imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than one nor more than two years;  or

(3) both fine and imprisonment under this subsection.

(1) a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $1,000;

(2) confinement in county jail for not more than 30 days;  or

(3) both fine and confinement under this subsection.