Sec. 826.044.  QUARANTINE;  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person fails or refuses to quarantine or present for quarantine or testing an animal that:
(1)  is required to be placed in quarantine or presented for testing under Section 826.042 and department rules; or
(2)  is required to be placed in quarantine under ordinances or rules adopted under this chapter by a county or municipality within whose jurisdiction the act occurs.
(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1617, eff. April 2, 2015.