OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN aROVERSLLLLRS ATlOlWn0LNcu.L

Bon. s. 8. YoDoaal4, Ccaalraloarr Dopar6marIt of &rioulwlrD Aurt in ( Trxae

Your 109trr oi tan faotr and rrqurrtr our opini

ioulrr rrterenoe 291, rhlah etato@, rhdl met at ruoh p order’ : la thl8 ollagr station, ttlr

n& a mrrtln(l at thlm time, it will ooiaat holdin 8eve?al 0th~ rrt-a thtorybout t& !%mte, 8n4 it will uterfoll~ n4uoo uo omrall l xponr** Of 8.14 DMr4. 

### It mul4 k hl@;l dorlrrb:r to hrra thr Irl.14 Isrportrr rtotlen.4 at teriour polntr over the ?trto, to see8 with tbo kard rt thir tlmo for l PBrral 4irrurrlor of pr04p*otiv* *arm-m, luportla roqdnrak and *eohaiquo.Hon. J. P. MoDonmld, peg*2 

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To would mpproolmtoyour rdtloome to whethor Or not, in tho light d thr l boro tmotm on4 prod81 one oi the Pi014 So04 Law, thlr trlp would bo m~al ldorod mm 

### etato buminomm 

### end whrthor or 

### not the %ed l nd Plant Doer& lnrabrrr l nd inrpootorl ooula bo rolmburmtd out of Stoto fund8 for l xponmoo inaurrmd.w

300. llr ot Chapter 378 of tho Aotm ot thr b9th Iaglmlmturo, 1945, the Approprlotioa Aot tar Stmto Dopmrtroate,pago 943, prorldom that *no trmtollngrxpon8eo l hmll k mlmIao4, l llouo4 or pm14 ualoe8 laourrodrhllo trorollng on Stat8 buolnom8,”



### Your 1nqoLry lo 

### thorotoro l nsworo4 

### br l 4otormlaotlon ot rhothor or not tho pro em04 trip to hllmm by tho nb8borr of tho Stat. Sod on4 Pleat L r4 and aortain lnopootorm of tho Dopmrtaont of Agrloultaro 18, in toot, a trip tho )urpomo oi 

### rhloh I8 *Etato bumlaomm.~

Ii anewor to your lnqulr7,w aumt tlrmt look to tho dutiom of tho strto rood an4 Plmnt Board, Artlolo 57 of the Rovlmod Clrll Stmtutom ot Texem, 1925, mm l mended, reoam 88 tollor8t

'Thr Stoto So04 ma4 Plmnt Boar4 (tormorlfdo81 - net.4 mm the Stmto Boar4 of Plmnt Brooder Xxomlnormf shall bo ooa ornod, l x-ottloio OS the Chlmt of the Dlrlmlon ot %1016 Sord QortltiomtlonOS the Stmte Dopmrtmont ot Agtloulturo,tho lioa6 of tho Doportmant OS Conmtlom of tho hgrloulturmll ad Moohanloml College of Twx88, end tho He06 ot the Dopmrtmentot Plmnt Industry of the hxm8 Tmoh~ol~gIoml Collogo. Zml4 Board 85011 l loot l nnumll~ one 

### of their numbermm ohrlrmmn and another 08 l

orroter~.

The Boer4 ohm11omot at muoh tlnmm end plooom 08 the oholrmonmel ardor, All rpplioent8 tar lloenee 08 Roglmt*rod Plmnt Broodor en4 Cortlfls4 Seed Orowmr mhmll turrlmh muoh lnformmtloa

mm tho Bomrd mey nqulre en4 l hmll mppoor 1a porron brtorc l

ol4 Board it the **&orb** roquomtm it. ThmBomra l hmll promorlbm thm Qu8litie8tionm ot InrpootorBthmt
~rnr be arplorod nadmr thlm 108.~Boa. J. Y. MoDonmld, page 3 a:.. 57

Avtlole ~9~prorl4mm for 

### l pplloetlonmto bmpnmontoa to t&o Stata Sood en4 Plant Boor4 for rogfotrotioa 08 *Rogiotar04 Cottonm9o4 Er9e40ra, on4 AsL 61 prorl4or

### for like oppllmotion8 

### to the Board for 

### rmglmtrmtlon am *Certified Cottonsred ~rouorm*. Roeh of rush 

### l pplimontm lo roqulnd to furnish the Bar:4 oertoln lnforamtion mm l mt tarlh in there Artlrlrm.Artlolr 63 

### l

pooltlom that thm Bomrd l mhmll prmporm l



### ultmblo?oru et oppliostionfor n~otrrtlon ta aottonseo4Broo4e?o on4 Cottonmoo Orowerm on4 mholl 

### omtmblloh rulerand nguletlonm, tomtm and l

tan4ordm to eorrl into l tirot the papomem of thlm low, I

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Artlml@ 67 pw~ldm~ fbr the mona#Urtlo~ of rm#lmtrrtloa at 

### a RoRlmtoro~ Oottonmoo4 koodor or Cortltiod Oottonmood Wyr b ommi the Oomrimm~onor of Agrleultun ona for l s 

### l p~ol from mmlonor~r 6eolmta9i to the stat. 3806 0~4 PloM kor4.



### SamtIcs2 of Artiolm 670 protldrm to+ tke ngimtwtiom of plant breadore by tho Oomalmmloaor of Agletiturm whoa the mpplloetlonhoe born opprotod by tho Stoto coo4 on4 Plmnt Board. Llko provlmloa la credofor tho rr(lmtrrtfon of l ertltlod me94 6rovorm,

Sootion 3 of Artiole 67m, roebe am followsI

Vho ~tato Board of Pleat Breedor !!roainerm orrmte4 br the Chrpter 2 of Tftlr 4, Vol. I, of Roviood Clril Otrtutmm of 1923 to be hmremftmroallod the Stmte %e& and Plmnt Board, mhmll osrtlfy to 

### tbo Caaalmmioaor of Agrloulturo tho nmcom of persona,flrrem, 

### l mmooimtfon,or oorporotionm vto en 

### l li&blo to quolif~ OS Rc(liatoro4 Plant, Broo4orc, rn4 non08 or pormonm,firma, emmooiotlono or oorporotlonm rho lro sllglblr to quolltf, 88 Cortltlod Soed drowerm; It mbmll promiulgrto ruloe,rogulatlonm,trot and l tondordm goremnin~ 

### the pm4uotion of Ro~mtrro& Ploatln( Nod rm4 Oertitid Ploint;Ln soo4l ohm11 prepare l lritmblo blank forma to be un f la amtin8 

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ppllmot~on to? rmmogmltlon 88 Roglmtm,n6 Pltnt- ~odoro 

### end Oortltlo4 Ssd browerm, en4 mhmll promoribm the qurllrlortionm of immpmotorm to k rsglorod under tho provlolono of thlm Amt [Art. 670; P.Q. &t.l~!i%j;I

Eon.- J. 35. MoDonald, pa&a L

it ahali hbar and pool upon all applioationr for ~egiat~rae Plant Brradera 

### end ahiri0e Seed Orowrra Bororo oertltylu thr 8amo to thr Corriaalonaror &rlaulturo) lt shall aolloot a tow or Ton ((lO.00) Dollars ircm l

aah rpplloantand bopOOtt aa~. In the Ctato Troaaury; it shallpraaarlba 

### tear to oovartha aoat O?

l dmioiato rlq

thla Art (Ad. 67aj P. a. Art. 15558), vhloh rho11 not OX0006 CVOntprito (251) aonto par so re

ror l otton, nor more than ono por ooat of tbo rota11 raluo OS the l vo rago produatloaOS mush othar rirle road on l

uoh land al)

mar ba l

ppllod aa, and ahall hat0 rtif powor and l fktkorit~ to dotumh &ho 011P - bilitr or poraaaa, firma, raaoairtlo~a or oorporat of18 l pplylaa ior rroogaltlon as RaglatrradPlant Braodors
or a0rtirire 5006 Qrowora. Berm* oortilyliig any l p plloant it shall oonaldarhis or its raputatlonrar honest-P,

aomprtonay**sad** tOiF 4rollni5, his or lta iaoll- ~t.188 ror produalngplantin aaed ot a hi& dagroo of purltP and l

xaal1onoo,tho quality of plantlnd a,ard ownrd or oontrallrd by thr l pplloant to ba uaad in tho produatloa oi Ragiaterad Planting rood or certified Pl8ntlng Seed, Provldad that tho produotlonof Cartirlee saa4 ahall bo not loss than tha dogroo oi purit? and l xoo1~0n08 88t ior Eeglaterod Case and la the aonaldaratlonor an applloantfor reoognltlon88 a Roglatarod Plant Broodar it ahall lntoatlgato his l kill aa a Plant Breeder Or tko skill oi aanaone 1x1his or its amplo)8eat.’
l3y Artlolo 63, the Comml#alonoror Agrloulture lo raqulrad to employ a rt.urioiant auakr 0r oompotont lnapootora to inspect ri0id0 o? oobton, an5 r00mtir0 r0r glnnlna, rtorlng and handling oottonaeed. By Saatlonk(a) oi Artlola 670, the Commlaalonrrd Agrloulture la dlrootwlto appoint @ l urrlolant number or lnapoatora, nomlnatrdby thr !7trto Food and Plant board to oarry into l rr00t the provialonaor the roglotretioa law.

It la thua apparent that thr dutiaa of tha Board may ba l uenarlaod as rallm0t

(11 To pa00 oa thr qualltloatlon or lupoatoa~ (21 To prrpan rulkblo roraa of l ppllaotlon ror redlatretlon~
(3) to rrrtlry to tha am 0010n0r or 4rla~turo

tha aamosoi thoaa poreom vho hwo l ppllod an4 rho arm

found l Uglb1.r to ba raclatarod
aa the nglatrrrd plant brredora or oartlflod 8.~4 povera~. 

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Hon. J. P. Y(oDonald, paga 5

**(4) To**  **promulgata** ruloa, **ro ulationa,**  toot8 at 8nd standard8 gwor n( 

### the produatlfm

(5) To hoar and **p8aa** on all rpplloatloarfor

ra~atratloa~

(6) And to rat 8a an 8ppellrto bertd rhrn tho

Cosadaaloau ot Ag?loaltu?o ha 8aba
tit to eaaorl a ngi8trrtlon.

?buofon, la lwvw to yourlaqalry, ii thapwpoao of tho Boar&~8 meeting In Dallar 18 to porton 8af oi tha dutio8 outlined abeto, wo boll, and you rrb 8d~lroU that tha aena 18 mBtato buainoaa* wlthla tha ~08al.nget tho oarrtat Appropriation Bill. *a the fa atr

l tatod la your lottor, that the Board will “laterrior proapootlro 8ood growosaw, it would l ppe8r that the Board would bo rotin& la oompllonao ‘4th Artlaler 57, 59, 61 and 67r (So. 3) in 

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rourlry thr lnioamatlon raqulnd ima 

### l ppllaanta tar raglatratlon as orrtlrlad 6rowrra or braodua. It la polnt~e **out,** howrtu, that thou Art10100nlatr rtrlatly to ~Dlfoanta 

### and not to pro8pootlro drorora wbo are not applloanta. Also, rrau thr faata l

tatod in your latter, it UOUid 8ppOar that tho PLWtf5( Or the 

### Board tight also ba for tba purpoao oi prcml&3tla@ rules, ragulatlona, toat and @tand@rd@as raqvind ot it undrr thr law. 

### Ii anl or thaao dutlaa aro to ba poriormod br tho Boud l;rDal.;a#, thou pu ua 8drlaod that tha auno 

### la WBtato bualnaaaw. Board datazalnaa that Its bualnoaa oan ba tranarstod aora orpaeltlouall in Dallas than et l omo other point, thr trarrllngl 

### rpanaoa or tho Board 

### are allorablr u&&or the law.

With rotrranoa **to** tha rxpenaaa of tho ln8pootora, tho faata stated in your lattar atom to lndloata that they l ra to bo l alloe to Dallas at the lartana~ sad raquort oi tha Etato ?ord and plrnt **Do8ra** to **mart** vlth it **an6 to**  **ei80u08** 

### l **proapertita** l oroa(o8, i.n8portlon 

### nqmlromontr, an&toehaiqu**. In thl8 aonaeatlon ua 

### mall your attontlon to the p?o+ldom of 

### Artlolra 63 on& 67a whlah prod&r that l ll ruoh **iarpeotorr** lro 

### l p pOintO6

by and lro naponalblo to JOUma Ooudaalanor of &loultua, nthaz than the 

### Stat0 bee and Plaat boar4. Wothoniora l dviro you that it in thrl&n. J. R. McDonald, paga 6 

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datrrmlnatlon 0r yof2.radmlnlatratlro ~laarotlon, you aeoler that it will bo 

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dVWLt~gOOUB

to 0aU Four lnapootora in to 

### Ddlar ror a roport and tot lnatruetlonr, ruoh a trip would, l.n tho oplnlon OS thla Dopartmant, bo wStrto bualnoaam, tharabr 

### l nrbllag thr 

### travrllry rpona8a of auoh lrupooto?a to Dallas 

### to ), paid iTa !!%atO

### fUid8.

Tours wry trul?,
A~QERRRAL 01 Tqhs

Lm:rt 

# \ * &Q.-A+!+ BF David “untoh,

Molatont.