Section 71.054. Protection of Carriers From Liability; Reporting of Unlawful Shipments

TX Agric Code § 71.054 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 71.054. PROTECTION OF CARRIERS FROM LIABILITY; REPORTING OF UNLAWFUL SHIPMENTS. (a) A transportation company or common carrier is not liable for damages to a consignee or consignor for refusing to receive for transportation or refusing to deliver a shipment of a nursery product or florist item that is not accompanied by a tag or certificate required under this subchapter.

(b) A transportation company or common carrier shall immediately report to the department any shipment not accompanied by a tag or certificate required under this subchapter.

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1158, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.