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Texas Agriculture Code - Section 161.138. Refusal To Permit Entrance

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§ 161.138. REFUSAL TO PERMIT ENTRANCE.  (a) A person 
commits an offense if the person refuses to permit a representative 
of the commission to enter property or premises of which the person 
is the owner, tenant, or caretaker for the purpose of carrying out a 
provision of this chapter.
	(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor 
unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant 
has been previously convicted under this section, in which event 
the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.
	(c)  A person commits a separate offense for each day of 
refusal under Subsection (a) of this section.

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  
Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, § 23, eff. Sept. 1, 
1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 548, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

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