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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 433.0815. Interference with Inspection; Criminal Penalties

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) A person commits an offense if the person with criminal negligence interrupts, disrupts, impedes, or otherwise interferes with a livestock inspector while the inspector is performing a duty under this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the interruption, disruption, impediment, or interference alleged consisted of speech only.

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