PENALTIES.
Tex. AGRIC Code § 101.020.
in effect(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) acts in violation of Section 101.003 by not obtaining a license or registration or after receiving notice of cancellation of a license or registration;
(2) acts or assumes to act as a transporting agent or buying agent:
(A) without first obtaining an identification card; or
(B) after receiving notice of cancellation of an identification card;
(3) as a transporting agent or buying agent, fails and refuses to turn over to the department an identification card in accordance with Section 101.010 (e);
(4) as a license holder or a person required to be licensed, fails to furnish information under Section 101.017 before the 11th day following the date of demand;
(5) as a license holder or a person required to be licensed, fails to settle with a producer or seller on the grade and quality of perishable commodities in the manner provided by Section 101.015 ;
(6) as a license holder or a person required to be licensed, transporting agent, or buying agent, violates a provision of this chapter;
(7) as a license holder or a person required to be licensed, buys or sells perishable commodities by weight and does not have the perishable commodities weighed on scales that meet state requirements;
(8) fails to prepare and maintain records required by Sections 101.016 , 101.017 , and 101.018 ; or
(9) fails to provide records as required by Sections 101.016 and 101.018 .
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500.
(c) A person commits a separate offense for each day the person acts in violation of Section 101.003 of this code without first obtaining a license or violates Subsection (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this section.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016 ), Sec. 5.20, eff. September 1, 2009.