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TX Agric Code § 128.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle H - Horticultural Liens|Chapter 128 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Liens|Subchapter B. Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien|Section 128.016. Filing and Marking in Office of Secretary of State; Fee

Sec. 128.016.  FILING AND MARKING IN OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE;  FEE.  (a)  The notice of claim of lien shall be filed and marked in the office of the secretary of state in the same manner as a financing statement is filed and marked under Section 9.519, Business & Commerce Code.(b)  The uniform fee for filing and indexing and for stamping a copy furnished by the secured party is the same as the fee assessed under Section 9.525, Business & Commerce Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 414, Sec. 2.02, eff. July 1, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 128.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle H - Horticultural Liens|Chapter 128 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Liens|Subchapter B. Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien|Section 128.017. Time of Written Notice

Sec. 128.017.  TIME OF WRITTEN NOTICE.  The lien claimant shall provide written notice of the claim of lien to the lien debtor not later than the 10th day after the date the notice of claim of lien is filed with the office of the secretary of state.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Agric Code § 128.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle H - Horticultural Liens|Chapter 128 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Liens|Subchapter B. Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien|Section 128.018. Recognition of Notice as Financing Statement

Sec. 128.018.  RECOGNITION OF NOTICE AS FINANCING STATEMENT.  The secretary of state shall recognize a notice of claim of lien under this subchapter as a financing statement under Subchapter E, Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 414, Sec. 2.03, eff. July 1, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 128.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle H - Horticultural Liens|Chapter 128 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Liens|Subchapter C. Priority of Lien|Section 128.026. Time of Filing

Sec. 128.026.  TIME OF FILING.  (a)  A lien created under this chapter has the same priority as a security interest perfected by the filing of a financing statement on the date the notice of claim of lien was filed.(b)  A lien created under this chapter does not have priority over labor claims for wages and salaries for personal services that are provided by an employee to a lien debtor in connection with the production of agricultural products, the proceeds of which are subject to the lien.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Agric Code § 128.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle H - Horticultural Liens|Chapter 128 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Liens|Subchapter D. Information Concerning Lien|Section 128.031. Issuance of Certificate to Member of Public; Fee

Sec. 128.031.  ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE TO MEMBER OF PUBLIC;  FEE.  (a)  A person may obtain a certificate identifying any lien on file and any notice of claim of lien naming a particular debtor and stating the date and time of filing of each notice and the names and addresses of each lienholder in the certificate.(b)  The amount of the fee for a certificate under Subsection (a) is the same as the amount of the fee provided by Section 9.525(d), Business & Commerce Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 547 (S.B. 1699), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 128.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle H - Horticultural Liens|Chapter 128 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Liens|Subchapter D. Information Concerning Lien|Section 128.032. Copies of Notices of Claim of Lien and Other Notices; Fee

Sec. 128.032.  COPIES OF NOTICES OF CLAIM OF LIEN AND OTHER NOTICES;  FEE.  (a)  A person may obtain a copy of any notice of claim of an agricultural chemical or seed lien filed.(b)  The fee for a copy of a notice of claim of lien obtained under Subsection (a) is in the amount provided by Section 405.031, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 547 (S.B. 1699), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 128.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle H - Horticultural Liens|Chapter 128 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Liens|Subchapter E. Enforcement of Lien|Section 128.036. Written Notice to Secured Creditors by Lien Claimant

Sec. 128.036.  WRITTEN NOTICE TO SECURED CREDITORS BY LIEN CLAIMANT.  (a)  A lien claimant shall provide written notice to any secured creditor at least 30 days before the date the lien claimant enforces a claim of lien.(b)  For purposes of this section, "secured creditor" means any entity named as a secured party in a financing statement that is filed regarding the debtor and that covers:(1)  a farm product, an account, or a crop subject to the lien;(2)  a crop growing or grown on the land on which the agricultural chemical was applied or for which the agricultural seed was supplied;  or(3)  the next crop to be grown on that land, if a crop is not planted.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Agric Code § 128.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle H - Horticultural Liens|Chapter 128 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Liens|Subchapter E. Enforcement of Lien|Section 128.037. Foreclosure in Action to Recover Reasonable or Agreed Charges

Sec. 128.037.  FORECLOSURE IN ACTION TO RECOVER REASONABLE OR AGREED CHARGES.  The lien claimant may foreclose on a lien under this chapter only in an action to recover the reasonable or agreed charges.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Agric Code § 128.038 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle H - Horticultural Liens|Chapter 128 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Liens|Subchapter E. Enforcement of Lien|Section 128.038. Termination Statement

Sec. 128.038.  TERMINATION STATEMENT.  (a)  If a lien claimant receives payment for the total amount secured by a lien under this chapter and the lien claimant has not furnished an agricultural chemical, agricultural seed, or labor during the 45-day period before the date on which payment is received, the lien claimant shall file a termination statement with the secretary of state and shall send the lien debtor a copy of the statement as provided by this section.  The statement shall state that the lien claimant no longer claims a security interest under the notice of claim of lien.(b)  The notice of claim of lien must be identified in the statement under Subsection (a) by the date, names of parties to the agreement, and file number of the original lien.(c)  If the lien claimant does not send the termination statement required by this section before the 11th day after the date on which the lien claimant received payment, the lien claimant is liable to the lien debtor for actual damages suffered by the lien debtor as a result of the failure.  If the lien claimant acts in bad faith in failing to send the statement, the lien claimant is liable for an additional penalty of $100.(d)  The filing officer in the secretary of state's office shall mark each termination statement with the date and time of filing and shall index the statement under the name of the lien debtor and under the file number of the original lien.  If the filing officer has a microfilm or other photographic record of the lien and related filings, the filing officer may destroy the filed notice of claim of lien at any time after receiving the termination statement.  If the filing officer does not have a photographic record, the filing officer may destroy the filed notice of claim of lien at any time after the first anniversary of the date on which the filing officer received the termination statement.(e)  The uniform filing fee for filing and indexing the termination statement is the same as the fee assessed under Section 9.525, Business & Commerce Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 414, Sec. 2.04, eff. July 1, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 128.039 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle H - Horticultural Liens|Chapter 128 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Liens|Subchapter E. Enforcement of Lien|Section 128.039. Right of Assignment or Transfer; Filing of Statement

Sec. 128.039.  RIGHT OF ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER;  FILING OF STATEMENT.  (a)  A lien created under this chapter may be assigned by the holder of the lien, with full rights of enforcement.(b)  The lienholder shall file a statement of assignment with the secretary of state as provided by Section 9.514, Business & Commerce Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 414, Sec. 2.05, eff. July 1, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 128.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle H - Horticultural Liens|Chapter 128 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Liens|Subchapter F. Miscellaneous|Section 128.046. Rules

Sec. 128.046.  RULES.  The secretary of state may adopt rules necessary to carry out the secretary's duties under this chapter, including prescribing necessary forms.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Agric Code § 128.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle H - Horticultural Liens|Chapter 128 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Liens|Subchapter F. Miscellaneous|Section 128.047. Maximum Number of Liens

Sec. 128.047.  MAXIMUM NUMBER OF LIENS.  Not more than four liens may be enforced under this chapter against the same proceeds of a lien debtor even if the liens are filed by different lien claimants.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Agric Code § 128.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle H - Horticultural Liens|Chapter 128 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Liens|Subchapter F. Miscellaneous|Section 128.048. Applicability of Other Law

Sec. 128.048.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.  Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code, applies to a lien created under this chapter to the extent Chapter 9 is consistent with this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Agric Code § 131.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle A - Bees and Nonlivestock Animal Industry|Chapter 131 - Bees and Honey|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 131.001. Definitions

Sec. 131.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Abandoned apiary, equipment, or bees" means an apiary, equipment, or a colony of bees that is not regularly maintained or attended in accordance with this chapter or rules or quarantines adopted under this chapter.(2)  "Apiary" means a place where six or more colonies of bees or nuclei of bees are kept.(3)  "Beekeeper" means a person who owns, leases, or manages one or more colonies of bees for pollination or the production of honey, beeswax, or other by-products, either for personal or commercial use.(4)  "Bee" means any stage of the common honeybee, Apis mellifera species.(5)  "Colony" means the hive and its equipment and appurtenances including bees, comb, honey, pollen, and brood.(6)  "Director" means the director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station.(7)  "Disease" means American foulbrood, European foulbrood, any other contagious or infectious disease of honeybees, or parasites or pests that affect bees or brood.(8)  "Equipment" means hives, supers, frames, veils, gloves, tools, machines, or other devices for the handling and manipulation of bees, honey, pollen, wax, or hives, including, storage or transporting containers for pollen, honey, or wax, or other apiary supplies used in the operation of an apiary or honey house.(9)  "Inspector" means the chief apiary inspector.(10)  "Label" as a noun, means written or printed material accompanying a product and furnishing identification or a description.  The term includes material attached to a product or its immediate container and material inserted in an immediate container or other packaging of a product.(11)  "Label" as a verb, means to attach or insert a label.(12)  "Nucleus" means a small mass of bees and combs of brood used in forming a new colony.(13)  "Pollen" means dust-like grains formed in the anthers of flowering plants in which the male elements or sperm are produced.(14)  "Pure honey" means the nectar of plants that has been transformed by, and is the natural product of, bees and that is in the comb or has been taken from the comb and is packaged in a liquid, crystallized, or granular form.(15)  "Queen apiary" means an apiary in which queen bees are reared or kept for sale, barter, or exchange.|Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1884, ch. 350, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 418, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Agric Code § 131.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle A - Bees and Nonlivestock Animal Industry|Chapter 131 - Bees and Honey|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 131.002. Chief Apiary Inspector

Sec. 131.002.  CHIEF APIARY INSPECTOR.  (a)  The director shall appoint a person qualified by scientific training or personal experience as chief apiary inspector to make inspections and administer this chapter under the direction and control of the director.(b)  Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 17, Sec. 7.01(4), eff. Nov. 12, 1991.(c)  The state entomologist shall make an annual report to the director giving a detailed account of inspection activities, receipt and use of funds, and compliance actions brought under this chapter.|Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1884, ch. 350, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 418, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 186, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 17, Sec. 7.01(4), eff. Nov. 12, 1991.|
TX Agric Code § 131.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle A - Bees and Nonlivestock Animal Industry|Chapter 131 - Bees and Honey|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 131.003. Conflicts of Interest

Sec. 131.003.  CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.  (a)  A person may not serve as chief apiary inspector or be an assistant of the inspector if the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a trade association in the beekeeping industry.(b)  A person may not serve as chief apiary inspector or be an assistant of the inspector of the grade 17 or over, including exempt employees, according to the position classification schedule under the General Appropriations Act, if the person cohabits with or is the spouse of an officer, managerial employee, or paid consultant of a trade association in the beekeeping industry.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 418, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Agric Code § 131.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle A - Bees and Nonlivestock Animal Industry|Chapter 131 - Bees and Honey|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 131.004. Assistants

Sec. 131.004.  ASSISTANTS.  (a)  The chief apiary inspector may employ assistants and inspectors as necessary, subject to the approval of the director and governing board of the experiment station.(b)  The inspector shall provide to his assistants as often as is necessary information regarding their qualifications under this chapter and their responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.(c)  The inspector shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations based on measurable job tasks.  All merit pay for the inspector's assistants must be based on the system established under this subsection.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 418, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Agric Code § 131.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle A - Bees and Nonlivestock Animal Industry|Chapter 131 - Bees and Honey|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 131.005. Annual Reports

Sec. 131.005.  ANNUAL REPORTS.  (a)  The chief apiary inspector shall make an annual report to the director giving a detailed account of inspection activities, receipt and use of funds, and compliance actions brought under this chapter.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(4), eff. June 17, 2011.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 418, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 25(4), eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Agric Code § 131.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle A - Bees and Nonlivestock Animal Industry|Chapter 131 - Bees and Honey|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 131.006. Audit

Sec. 131.006.  AUDIT.  The financial transactions of the chief apiary inspector are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 418, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 584, Sec. 68, eff. Sept. 1989.|
TX Agric Code § 131.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle A - Bees and Nonlivestock Animal Industry|Chapter 131 - Bees and Honey|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 131.007. Publishing Information

Sec. 131.007.  PUBLISHING INFORMATION.  (a)  The chief apiary inspector shall publish information on methods and directions for treating, eradicating, or suppressing infectious diseases of honeybees, the rules adopted for those purposes, and other information that the inspector considers of value or necessity to the beekeeping interests of this state.(b)  The inspector shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the agency and describing the procedure by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the inspector.  The inspector shall make the information available to the general public and appropriate state agencies.(c)  The inspector shall adopt rules establishing methods by which consumers and service recipients can be notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the inspector's office for the purpose of directing complaints to the inspector.  The inspector may provide for the notification by including the information:(1)  on each registration or application form submitted by a person regulated under this chapter;(2)  on a sign which is prominently displayed in the place of business of each person regulated under this chapter;  or(3)  in a bill for services or goods provided by a person regulated under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 418, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Agric Code § 131.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle A - Bees and Nonlivestock Animal Industry|Chapter 131 - Bees and Honey|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 131.008. Complaints

Sec. 131.008.  COMPLAINTS.  (a)  The chief apiary inspector shall keep an information file about each complaint filed with the inspector relating to a beekeeper regulated under this chapter.(b)  If a written complaint is filed with the inspector relating to a beekeeper regulated under this chapter, the inspector shall notify the parties to the complaint, at least quarterly and until final disposition of the complaint, of the status of the complaint, unless notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 418, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Agric Code § 131.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle A - Bees and Nonlivestock Animal Industry|Chapter 131 - Bees and Honey|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 131.009. Public Testimony

Sec. 131.009.  PUBLIC TESTIMONY.  The chief apiary inspector shall develop and implement policies that will provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the inspector and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the inspector.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 418, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Agric Code § 131.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle A - Bees and Nonlivestock Animal Industry|Chapter 131 - Bees and Honey|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 131.010. Fees

Sec. 131.010.  FEES.  The chief apiary inspector shall make a reasonable effort to set the fees charged under this chapter at amounts that will produce enough revenue to approximate 50 percent of the inspector's total budget.  In achieving this goal, the inspector shall balance the revenue needs against the effect of the fees on the industry.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 418, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Agric Code § 131.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle A - Bees and Nonlivestock Animal Industry|Chapter 131 - Bees and Honey|Subchapter B. Disease Control|Section 131.021. Powers and Duties of Chief Apiary Inspector

Sec. 131.021.  POWERS AND DUTIES OF CHIEF APIARY INSPECTOR.  (a)  For the purpose of enforcing this chapter, the chief apiary inspector may:(1)  adopt rules and act as necessary to control, eradicate, or prevent the introduction, spread, or dissemination of contagious or infectious diseases of bees;(2)  prohibit the shipment or entry into this state of bees, honey, combs, pollen, or other items capable of transmitting diseases of bees from another state, territory, or foreign country except in accordance with rules adopted by the inspector;  and(3)  seize and order the destruction, treatment, or sale of a colony of bees, equipment, pollen, or honey that is determined to be diseased, infectious, abandoned, or in violation of this chapter or a rule or quarantine adopted under this chapter.(b)  For purposes of this section, apiaries, equipment, or bees are considered infectious if:(1)  the bees are not hived with movable frames or stored so as to prevent the possible spread of disease;  or(2)  the bees, equipment, or apiary generally comprise a hazard or threat to disease control in the beekeeping industry.|Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1884, ch. 350, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 418, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|