Sec. 144.128.  PURCHASE, SALE, OR TRANSPORTATION OF TATTOOED LIVESTOCK WITHOUT CONSENT.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person:
(1)  without consent of the owner, buys, sells, or barters, for that person or another person, any livestock on which a registered tattoo mark has been placed;
(2)  without consent of the owner, transports over the highways of this state any livestock on which a registered tattoo mark has been placed;  or
(3)  aids in the commission of an act under Subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection.
(b)  An offense under this section is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than 2 years nor more than 12 years.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1363, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.002, eff. September 1, 2009.