OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

aROVER SLLLLRS 

ATlOlWn 0LNcu.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 56 

To would mpproolmto your rdtloo me to whethor 

Or not, in tho light d th r 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 trmtollng rxpon8eo l hmll k mlmIao4, 

l llouo4 or pm14 ualoe8 laourrod rhllo 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 (tormorlf do81 - 

net.4 mm the Stmto Boar4 of Plmnt Brooder Xxomlnorm f 

shall bo ooa ornod, l x-ottloio OS the Chlmt of the 

Dlrlmlon ot % 1016 Sord Qortltiomtlon OS the Stmte 

Dopmrtmont ot Agtloulturo, tho lioa6 of tho Doportmant 

OS Conmtlom of tho hgrloulturml l ad Moohanloml College 

of Twx88, end tho He06 ot the Dopmrtment ot Plmnt 

Industry of the hxm8 Tmoh~ol~gIoml Collogo. Zml4 Board 

85011 l loot l nnumll~ one of their number mm ohrlrmmn 

and another 08 l orro ter The ~. Boer4 ohm11 omot at 

muoh tlnmm end plooom 08 the oholrmon mel 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. Thm Bomra 

l hmll promorlbm thm Qu8litie8tionm ot InrpootorB thmt 

~rnr be arplorod nadmr thlm 108.~ 
Boa. J. Y. MoDonmld, page 3 

a:.. 

57 

Avtlole ~9~prorl4mm for l pplloetlonm to bm pnmontoa 

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 oppliostion for n~otrrtlon ta aottonseo4 Broo4e?o on4 

Cottonmoo Orowerm on4 mholl omtmblloh ruler and nguletlonm, 

tomtm and l tan4ordm to eorrl into l tirot the papomem of thlm 

low, I . l * 

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. 

SamtIcs 2 of Artiolm 670 protldrm to+ tke ngimtwtiom 

of plant breadore by tho Oomalmmloaor of Agletiturm whoa the 

mpplloetlon hoe born opprotod by tho Stoto coo4 on4 Plmnt Board. 

Llko provlmloa la credo for 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 hmremftmr oallod 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 l ro 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 l 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 Corriaalonar or 

&rlaulturo) lt shall aolloot a tow or Ton ((lO.00) 

Dollars ircm l aah rpplloant and bopOOtt aa~. In the 

Ctato Troaaury; it shall praaarlba tear to oovar tha 

aoat O? l dmio ia to rthla lq Art (Ad. 67aj P. a. Art. 

15558), vhloh rho11 not OX0006 CVOntprito (251) aonto 

par so r e ror l otton, nor more than ono por ooat of tbo 

rota11 raluo OS the l vo r a gproduatloa o OS 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 011 

P 

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bilitr or poraaaa, firma, raaoairtlo~a or oorporat of18 

l pplylaa ior rroogaltlon as Raglatrrad Plant Braodors 

or a0rtirire 5006 Qrowora. Berm* oortilyliig any l p 

plloant it shall oonaldar his or its raputatlon rar 

honest-P, aomprtonay sad tOiF 4rollni5, his or lta iaoll- 

~t.188 ror produalng plantin 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 produotlon of Cartirlee saa4 ahall bo not loss than tha dogroo oi purit? 

and l xoo1~0n08 88t ior Eeglaterod Case and la the aonaldaratlon or an applloant for reoognltlon 88 a Roglatarod 

Plant Broodar it ahall lntoatlgato his l kill aa a Plant 

Breeder Or tko skill oi aanaone 1x1 his or its amplo)8eat.’ 

l3y Artlolo 63, the Comml#alonor or 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 Saatlon k(a) oi Artlola 670, the Commlaalonrr d 

Agrloulture la dlrootwl to appoint @ l urrlolant number or lnapoatora, nomlnatrd by thr !7trto Food and Plant board to oarry into 

l rr00t the provialona or 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 aamos oi thoaa poreom vho hwo l ppllod 

an4 rho a r m found l Uglb1.r to ba raclatarod 

aa the nglatrrrd plant brredora or oartlflod 

8.~4 povera~ 
. 

59 

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

(4) To promulgata ruloa, ro ulationa, toot8 

8nd standard8 gwor at n( the produatlfm 

(5) To hoar and p8aa on all rpplloatloar for 

ra~atratloa~ 

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

Cosadaaloau ot Ag?loaltu?o ha 8aba 

tit to eaaorl a ngi8trrtlon. 

?b uo fo n, la l wvw to yo ur la q a lr y, ii th a pwpoao o f 

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.ng et tho oarrtat Appropriation Bill. 

*a the fa a tr 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 l rourlry thr lnioamatlon raqulnd ima l ppllaanta tar 

raglatratlon as orrtlrlad 6rowrra or braodua. It la polnt~e out, 

howrtu, that thou Art10100 nlatr 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 trarrllng l 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 l ro l p p OintOby 6 and l ro 

naponalblo to JOU ma Ooudaalanor of &loultua, nthaz than the 

Stat0 bee and Plaat boar4. Wo thoniora l dviro you that it in thr 
l&n. J. R. McDonald, paga 6 

. . 60 

datrrmlnatlon 0r yof2.r admlnlatratlro ~laarotlon, you aeoler 

that it will bo l dVWLt~g OOto UB 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 tr a vr ll rpona8a r y 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.