Tex. Occ. Code Section 1801.152
False Charges

(a)

A commission merchant may not charge for mending or patching, roping bales, cooperage or repairing bales, labor, hauling, cartage, storage, or marking or weighing unless the work is actually done.

(b)

A charge specifically describing work performed must be made on a bill regardless of any contrary usage or custom to make the charge by rate or average.

(c)

A person who violates this section is subject to a penalty of not less than $100 or more than $500. The owner or consignor may recover the penalty by filing suit.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Source: Section 1801.152 — False Charges, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.­1801.­htm#1801.­152 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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