Tex. Agric. Code Section 63.144
Distribution of Commercial Fertilizer Without Registration, Labeling, or Payment of Inspection Fee

(a)

A person commits an offense if the person distributes, conspires to distribute, or causes another person to distribute commercial fertilizer:

(1)

that is required to be registered but is not registered in accordance with Subchapter C of this chapter;

(2)

that is not labeled in accordance with Subchapter D of this chapter; or

(3)

for which an inspection fee has not been paid in accordance with Subchapter E of this chapter.

(b)

An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown that the person has previously been convicted of an offense under this subchapter, in which event it is a Class B misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1856, art. 1, ch. 349, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.

Source: Section 63.144 — Distribution of Commercial Fertilizer Without Registration, Labeling, or Payment of Inspection Fee, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.­63.­htm#63.­144 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

63.001
Definitions 63.002
Commercial Fertilizer 63.003
Administration 63.004
Rules 63.005
Publications 63.006
Application 63.007
Effect on Other Law 63.021
Grade Statements 63.0025
Certain Analyses Not Guarantee of Nutrient Levels 63.031
Permit and Registration Required 63.032
Application for Registration 63.033
Term of Permit and Registration 63.034
Refusal or Revocation of Permit 63.035
Refusal or Revocation of Registration 63.051
Labeling of Commercial Fertilizer 63.052
Misleading Label 63.053
Labeling of Customer-formula Fertilizer 63.054
General Label Restrictions 63.071
Inspection Fee 63.072
Tonnage Report and Inspection Fee Payment 63.073
Penalty for Late Filing or Payment 63.074
Records 63.075
Disposition and Use of Fees 63.091
Inspection and Sampling 63.092
Procedure for Sampling and Analysis 63.093
Identification of Sample 63.094
Independent Analysis of Sample 63.095
Testing of Samples on Request 63.121
Stop-sale Order 63.122
Condemnation of Fertilizer 63.123
Warnings 63.124
Injunction 63.125
Suit to Recover Fees 63.126
Prosecutions 63.127
Venue for Civil and Criminal Actions 63.128
Appeal of Administrative Order or Ruling 63.141
General Penalty 63.142
Distribution of Misbranded Fertilizer 63.143
Distribution of Adulterated Fertilizer 63.144
Distribution of Commercial Fertilizer Without Registration, Labeling, or Payment of Inspection Fee 63.145
Refusal of Inspection or Sampling 63.146
Refusal to Pay Inspection Fee or Submit Records 63.151
Definitions 63.152
Registration Required 63.153
Security Requirements 63.154
Sale of Ammonium Nitrate 63.155
Maintenance of Records 63.156
Suspension of Registration 63.157
Criminal Penalty 63.158
Fire Prevention at Ammonium Nitrate Storage Facilities
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

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