Sec. 251.004.  WAREHOUSEMAN ISSUING WAREHOUSE RECEIPT WITHOUT CONTROL OF GOODS.  (a)  A warehouseman may not issue a warehouse receipt for goods if the warehouseman knows at the time of issuance that the goods described in the receipt are not under the warehouseman's control.
(b)  A warehouseman who violates this section commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a felony punishable by:
(1)  imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not more than five years;
(2)  a fine not to exceed $5,000; or
(3)  both the fine and imprisonment.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.