Sec. 162.011.  PENALTY FOR VETERINARIAN'S FAILURE TO FILE CERTIFICATE OR TO IDENTIFY ANIMALS.  (a)  A person commits an offense if, as a veterinarian, the person:
(1)  fails to file a certificate under Section 162.004 or a report under Section 162.005;  or
(2)  fails to properly identify an animal under Section 162.005.
(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.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1411, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 522, Sec. 5, 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.