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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A person may not:
(1) cast, print, lithograph, or make in any other manner, except as authorized by the department in accordance with department rules:
(A) a device containing or label bearing an official mark or a simulation of an official mark; or
(B) a form of official certificate or simulation of an official certificate;
(2) forge an official device, mark, or certificate;
(3) without the department's authorization, use, alter, detach, deface, or destroy an official device, mark, or certificate or use a simulation of an official device, mark, or certificate;
(4) detach, deface, destroy, or fail to use an official device, mark, or certificate, in violation of a department rule;
(5) knowingly possess, without promptly notifying the department:
(A) an official device;
(B) a counterfeit, simulated, forged, or improperly altered official certificate; or
(C) a device, label, animal carcass, or part or product of an animal carcass, bearing a counterfeit, simulated, forged, or improperly altered official mark;
(6) knowingly make a false statement in a shipper's certificate or other certificate provided for by department rule; or
(7) knowingly represent that an article has been inspected and passed, when it has not, or is exempted, when it is not.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 433.045. Protection of Official Device, Mark, and Certificate - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/health-and-safety-code/health-safety-sect-433-045/
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