Sec. 167.139.  MOVEMENT OF COMMODITIES FROM QUARANTINED AREA.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person moves a commodity capable of carrying ticks from a quarantined area in violation of a quarantine established or a commission rule adopted under Section 167.032 of this code.
(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. 1453, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 64, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.