Selling Inedible Eggs

Sec. 132.082. SELLING INEDIBLE EGGS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person sells, in bulk or in containers, eggs that are not denatured and are inedible for any reason, including eggs that are: (1) leakers; (2) affected by black, white, or mixed rot; (3) addled; (4) incubated; or (5) contaminated by a blood ring or an embryo chick at or beyond the blood-ring stage. (b) It is an exception to the application of this section that: (1) the inedible eggs do not exceed five percent by count of the eggs sold; and (2) the eggs are sold to: (A) a dealer for candling and grading; or (B) a breaking plant for breaking purposes. (c) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1320, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.