OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

QROVER SELLERS 

A,,OIHPI QENm3AL 

Wocorable J. d. tioXma13 

comai~rloner of kriculturr 

*ustin, rerar 

her Sir: 

is offlaa ia aonriection 

nentionrd law for 
[fonoreblr J. a. srioDunald, ~a&. 2 

is ultr apprr~nt thst thr Pink Bollworr will dlaas 9 eta 1tarU ovar tho antin oottoa brlt in the 

same #f that chr bollnrVl1 did thlrtptlre yoar8 

agO* 

'The pcsrtloulrr rurgenar that has ariSen that 

has broqht about this oriola Ir thr .moent infmatitloa in the Lowar RIO Crsde VrJlry of To%66 wh6r6 

the olfa6tlo aoadiliiow l ra mok tRat Oottoa arOw8 t&a 

ratirr yriwind ooatlnura * trult ual606 iMa~alra 

p~~aaroa SII taron toward dratroyiry thr l t6lk and 

plmirrg tha rfrldr In auah 8 m8y aa to k&l% tha oat2: 8aaro;hlta, pro Wit l pUrp&Ial ~WalOpIBeitt Of 

. 

236 

'Xo arm oenliaaed thet.lf ootton ir to br 6llow6d 

to br utcrlyr ia this area, the iiolda 1a8$ pa olranrd up 

Or'WitCbn ~iblka by SrptdW 15 Of maah ymr if p66t 

6pnaQ la to br pzwintrd. W hare triad’ l vrly 6001‘ 

- ori+ablr plan or having Ohta tirle olraain6 prcgma 

w~fakord, end It in wry ovidant Chat aothlrq a'hort 

o t N~ulr w l bond @~rnnDaei~ that thw iklds till 

br Olatnad of oottoa bl thr data art as 1 ,prrnquialta to thr, irauanos of l poralt to gro+ oottoa la 

thir aroe ~$11 do ~6hr fob. 
237 

Honorable J. S. ~fcllor:eld, pe,fa f 

The Flak Bol.lwora Law ia rabcdled in Article8 68 

to 82, both lnolual~e, V. .b. C. S., and hrtiolo 1034, . enal 

Co40 of Tease. Its rnootaont w56 olrarly en exeroioo of 

thr ollor powar OS thr Stats. urllllooa v. steto, 176 j.;.. 

(2) !77. Broadly upraking, auah sotorrlen power of the State 

Is 16s law of aalf-drfonao, regardln& both peraone and prop- 

‘Te2c. . Caratona v. D8 Eiollom (sup. Ct. of :iaahhig:on)’ 144 

Faso. 931. The logialatlvr history of this iink Dollworm 

Low lo set forth in tho Civil .+pprela oaee of Lilpetricti, 

ot al, v. Compensation Clalaa W-r4 at l l; 259 S. ‘L. lb&. 

Fndat Artjqla~ 71, 7, A. C. E., if tha rqmt of 

tba Fink Boltrora Coddesfon Vadlaater that it will be aafa 

to grw+ootton under iulrs. WI& ~oguletlona ‘withIn auoh rhino 

adjsqrnt to the 1afratatloxI outaldr of Tome, the 8warnbr. - 

ohall thoroupon laauo hula proclamation dsolrrlng it u&dul. 

nrtlola 74, 'V. LO, 3.,grotldrs ia part as tolloaa~~ 

*Should thr report OS tho Fink Boll riorm Cou- 

~airalon arprooa the aonclualoa that it will not be 

daogeroua to tha cotton industry of Tex~~a to parsit 

:hd growing ot ootton wlthtn apoh dietriot, (as thorainbsrora, 4rtrmlno4 by aaid Cormiaslon) undar auoh ~’ 

ruloa sad rrgula:iona on it ahall be edoquete to 

QIWsnt the #proad of the pinic boll wora, the ~OovoMor rho11 9roololin such errs a8 3oy br set WC 

IS the rrport ot thr plnr Boll %ora Coasiaalon.~ 

rrUcQetr4 zone, in whloh it shall bo unl6WtoS 'So 

Plant-, 66~atr and utkat 04ttoA .8xgrgt UiIdSf 

l uah til~a an4 rqulatdona as aholl br*pro~pUlgata4 

tharrfoor by the Coazlo~loner OS A&rioulturr, wkdoh 

~rl~:&taaudo th8 plrnuinu of so04 frvoa non-lnf~*tad. 

trrr40ory, ginning et a~rignetad gins, till% or 

dlalatootine, at oil rood praduota within auoh zone 

-rkatin(i, on4 auoh other rules 

l * may be . .I) .(~?m9ba*i* -*-I 
238 

Ronorable ;1. 8. McDonald, pegs 4 

Tha gmrral rulr la that the rUaoti0ns or lrgislation 

may not be delsgatad.by thr 1sglsLatirr to tba oxooutitr drprtwit or to any orrloar or orrloars themor. "Rat mhilr the la&Islaturr may not drlsgr$e powr to sake law, It asy rest's lbrgr 

zasaeura of dlsora6Lonary authority ia ofrloare ohargad nl)h the 

adininistsatioa of the 10~s. - - Ssprolall~ my the l&sleturr 

authorim the ad~lalstratI+r ofricer sr body to mueke ralae and 

?r&ulatianr rrlatlng to the adalalatratlon or l a ror Oa .mor a t 

the law." 12 C. f. 844, B&par. 329. 

V!hs l@rletur8 cannot d8lrgatr lta pawr to 

msk* a law, but it ban mlcr I law to dslrgatr s yoncr 

to datarmiae s0.m root or rtatr or thilI&r upoa rhloh 

thr law Mke8, or inWIld t0 nmke, it.8 OWa WtiOa drprad . To drar thi8 rauld be to rtop tha rhea18 ot 

6ovrrawnt. Tharr are many thlags upon whioh wirr and 

oarl'ul leglrlatloa must dapand which mmaot ba kaowa 

to tha lsw-mkbg powr,and mudt, th@rrrOre, be a 8UbjeOt 

;ft;iuiw ana drteralmtioa outsldr or tha halla or logis- 

. tOOk@' Appsal 72 PI., L98, 1.3 Arl., RG~. 716.” 

Aay n&e8 and ragubtion8 .-da uadrr 8Uoh drlsgstsd 

WWF W8t b. naronabla and within the sOOpe Of the 8UthOriiiag 

8t6tnta. U. 8. 1. ~anrylvrala Company,, 235 Pad. 961. 

In P-ing t. Coaoordla Pita Iasuranor Co., 1.40 i?ioh. 258, 

103 K Y. 616, 6 Ann. Cns. 87, it wss raid: 

fua8 the power (to omata or anit a tom 0r tin 

lasuranor polfay) wh2ch this 8tatute d#legatsdI;oof~ insuraaoa oom=issioa loglalativa In ohsrectm? - 

talaly ma8 8 powr whloh tha. Irgl8laturr itdr tight 

rightfully cmrc$s., but it doe8 not rOiio* hOS thi8 

eirour8tanda that It wa8 8 ~e6lrlatlrr pouw, ror tha 

L&rlatun 0r k n l IWOi8s8 power8 or an l xaoutlw or 

adalnlstrutive oharae~tar;uhioh lb may drlrgatr . . . 

Thr proper 6Iatlnrtioa batwarn 8uah ari~4xatrd -ponr ana 

1@~irlatite powor Ir rtstad in LoOka*a &Deal, 72 FM. 498 

(13 h. Rep. 716) (I8 rOibWS¶ 'me hgi8latuw 08mot 

b a h g a te its P OWOr t0 Ti8k # l iSW, b Ut it Oaa ma r s 1 ~ 

to drlagata a power to drtrwlno 8000 mat or rtak or 

thlags upon thioh tha lar Blkel, or iatenbr t0 IMka,ltl 

o*I). aotlon 60pa:. . .Tl8trd bt thir dLtiaOtiOn, thr 

Wthoritf dalegntrd to tbr lamminae ooa.r.io6loa by tha 

hgi8lation under oOti8ideratiOa WU8 XWt adsini#trativ@e 

but =I. ls&i818tiW. It oaanot ba ?a19 that th* LS$i8- -~ 

l-tura oarrly delrgatrd to the ooamlaa108 power ~0 aat*rtinr a feat or state or thing8 apon whloh ths 

law alatea), or intends to wk(l, ita OWa aOtiOa drpad; 
239 

Sonorable J. g, %oDonald, page 5 

nor, that it asrrly delageted ti: the Co.z~is8ioa 

dlaorrtion as to Its execution to be axrrolssd 

under 8nd in purauanor Oi thr lax., On the oontrarg, it dslagstad to tha Co5mlsslon authority 

to it8Olr aeka the law (which we8 to ba 'arldsncsd 

by the form of the lnsuranor 

the Comissloaer of Insurance P 

Olioy filrd 1~1th 

, and to change this 

rhon6vsr they 8hs11 daen it aeoea8arf.” 

This Conoordla Pi&?4 In8UranOe Oari 18 oitrd in thr 

088a or St. Charles Stata Sank t. wlhgfiald, 36 9. D. 493, 135 

R. is, 776, whloh, in tura, is cited in 12 C. J. 846 under tha 

rw%3raph *fn8p80tiOae n A180 868 6 R. C. L. pp. 168 to 180, 

l d cOOl8Jr'S C0O8tltUtiOMl Li618. Al80, Saloh '1. 

67. 

In vim or ths rorrgolng authorltiar and rundaaieatal 

pr~OfplO8, it ii ObViOUS that the &d.86iOUer Or Agl’iOUltUra 

hQ8 no ponr, under &I present 18w, to rrquirr n 8ura,~ooad 

l @ @ p r ItiQUi8m0 g r o w OOtto a -% r egUl8ted a r a a 8. 

Vower Is olrarl 

srolrad br the E 

lsglslatirr in oharaotor, and oan only be'ox9 

agialaturs lt801i. It i8 not 8 8ubjaOt Of inUlV and 6rtsrnlnatlOn out8ldr or the h8ll8 or lrgl8latloa. 

t 1s l matter 641811~ within ths knowledgr Of tha law-making 

mar and 1s subjact to the 1agi81stiVs Will. Until 8tiOh a 

~+f+&eq;$vl bI thcl Lsgialatulu la a rpsoLfled aanwr, and 

oond tlons am rixed theMby, your rir8t qU86tiOa 

mt’b@%ti’&@r@d in the negative. This oonolurioa maks8 &UP 

a*@a8iarr s ooasidrratlon or tha second qaeatlon subPitted. 

Vary truly JOUS