Sec. 432.019. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) operates a salvage establishment or acts as a salvage broker without a license issued under this chapter; or (2) fails to comply with a rule adopted under Section 432.011. (b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.