Sec. 481.138. OFFENSE: UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OR RECEIPT OF CHEMICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person sells, transfers, furnishes, or receives a chemical laboratory apparatus subject to Section 481.080(a) and the person:
(1) does not have a chemical laboratory apparatus transfer permit as required by Section 481.081 at the time of the transaction;
(2) does not comply with Section 481.080;
(3) knowingly makes a false statement in a report or record required by Section 481.080 or 481.081; or
(4) knowingly violates a rule adopted under Section 481.080 or 481.081.
(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony, unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this section, in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 745, Sec. 32, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 251, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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