Section 14.078. Penalty for Stealing Grain or Receiving Stolen Grain

TX Agric Code § 14.078 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 14.078. PENALTY FOR STEALING GRAIN OR RECEIVING STOLEN GRAIN. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) obtains or exercises control over grain stored in a public grain warehouse without the owner's effective consent and with the intent to deprive the owner of the grain;

(2) obtains from another person grain stolen from a public grain warehouse knowing that the grain is stolen; or

(3) exercises control over grain stolen from a public grain warehouse knowing that the grain is stolen.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.

Renumbered from Sec. 14.034 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1124, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.