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Tex. Agric. Code § 13.041

PENALTIES; DEFENSE

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1029, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff

(a) An offense under Section 13.030, 13.032, 13.037, or 13.039 is a Class C misdemeanor.

(b) It is a defense to prosecution or to the imposition of a civil or administrative penalty for a violation of Sections 13.030-13.038 that a discrepancy between the actual weight or volume at the time of sale to a consumer and the weight marked on the container or a discrepancy between the fill of a container and the capacity of the container is due to unavoidable leakage, shrinkage, evaporation, waste, or causes beyond the control of the seller acting in good faith.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.