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Tex. Agric. Code § 14.072 (2026)

Penalty For Operating Without A License

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Sec. 14.072. PENALTY FOR OPERATING WITHOUT A LICENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) transacts any public grain warehouse business without first obtaining a license required by this chapter; or

(2) continues to transact public grain warehouse business after a license has been revoked or suspended, or the license holder has been placed on probation, except as permitted under Section 14.084.

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

(c) A person commits a separate offense for each day business prohibited by this section is carried on.

Renumbered from Sec. 14.028 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1124, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2006–2007 · leading case: State v. Colyandro, 233 S.W.3d 870 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007).
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State v. Colyandro, 233 S.W.3d 870 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). · cites it 4× “The court then listed some of the codes that contain felony offenses: TEX. AGRIC. CODE § 14.072(b); TEX. ALCO. BEV.”
State v. DeLay, 208 S.W.3d 603 (Tex. App. 2006). “, Tex. Agric. Code Ann. § 14.072 (b) (West 2004); Tex.”
State of Texas v. Ellis, James Walter (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “The court then listed some of the codes that contain felony offenses: Tex. Agric. Code § 14.072(b); Tex. Alco. Bev.”
State v. Thomas Dale DeLay (Tex. App. 2006). “, Tex. Agric. Code Ann. § 14.072 (b) (West 2004); Tex.”
State v. Thomas Dale DeLay (Tex. App. 2006). “, Tex. Agric. Code Ann. § 14.072 (b) (West 2004); Tex.”
— Tex. Agric. Code § 14.072(b) — 2 cases
State v. Colyandro, 233 S.W.3d 870 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). “The court then listed some of the codes that contain felony offenses: TEX. AGRIC. CODE § 14.072(b); TEX. ALCO. BEV.”
State of Texas v. Ellis, James Walter (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). “The court then listed some of the codes that contain felony offenses: Tex. Agric. Code § 14.072(b); Tex. Alco. Bev.”
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