Sec. 146.008.  PENALTY FOR TRANSPORTING ANIMALS WITHOUT PERMIT OR WITH FRAUDULENT PERMIT.  (a)  A person commits an offense if, under Section 146.005 of this code, the person:
(1)  transports living animals, slaughtered animals, or butchered portions of animals without possessing a permit;
(2)  fails to exhibit a permit or provide a statement on demand;
(3)  transports living animals, slaughtered animals, or butchered portions of animals that are not covered by a permit;
(4)  possesses a false or forged permit;  or
(5)  provides a false written statement.
(b)  An offense under Subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $200 for each animal in the shipment.
(c)  An offense under Subsection (a)(3) of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $200 for each animal that is not covered by the permit.
(d)  An offense under Subsection (a)(4) or (a)(5) of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:
(1)  a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $500;
(2)  confinement in county jail for not less than 60 days nor more than 6 months;  or
(3)  both fine and confinement under this subsection.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1367, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.