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TX Agric Code § 71.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter C. Inspection of Vegetable Plants|Section 71.106. Pepper Diseases

Sec. 71.106.  PEPPER DISEASES.  The department shall determine that pepper plants are apparently free from the following diseases:   DISEASESSCIENTIFIC NAME OF ORGANISM      Nematode root knotHeterodera marioni      Southern blightSclerotium rolfsii      Bacterial spotXanthomonas vesicatoria      Bacterial wiltBacterium solanacearum      Verticillium wiltVerticillium albo-atrum      MosaicVirus   |Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1161, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 71.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter C. Inspection of Vegetable Plants|Section 71.107. Onion Diseases and Insects

Sec. 71.107.  ONION DISEASES AND INSECTS.  The department shall determine that onion plants are apparently free from the following diseases and from damaging infestation of the following insects:   DISEASESSCIENTIFIC NAME OF ORGANISM      Pink rootPhoma terrestris      INSECTS   ThripsThrips tabaci   |Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1162, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 71.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter C. Inspection of Vegetable Plants|Section 71.108. Eggplant Diseases

Sec. 71.108.  EGGPLANT DISEASES.  The department shall determine that eggplants are apparently free from the following diseases:   DISEASESSCIENTIFIC NAME OF ORGANISM      Nematode root knotHeterodera marioni      Southern blightSclerotium rolfsii      Leaf spot and fruit rotPhomopsis vexans      Verticillium wiltVerticillium albo-atrum      Bacterial wiltBacterium solanacearum      YellowsVirus   |Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1162, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 71.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter C. Inspection of Vegetable Plants|Section 71.109. Sweet Potato Diseases and Insects

Sec. 71.109.  SWEET POTATO DISEASES AND INSECTS.  The department shall determine that sweet potato plants are apparently free from the following plant diseases and insects:   DISEASESSCIENTIFIC NAME OF ORGANISM      Stem rot or wiltFusarium batatis      Black rotSphaeronema fimbriatum      PoxCystospora batata      Nematode root knotHeterodera marioni      Internal corkVirus      INSECTS   Sweet potato weevilCylas formicarius   |Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1162, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 71.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter C. Inspection of Vegetable Plants|Section 71.110. Treatment or Destruction of Plants

Sec. 71.110.  TREATMENT OR DESTRUCTION OF PLANTS.  (a)  If, at the time of field inspection, the department finds an injurious pest or disease or insect listed in Sections 71.104-71.109, as applicable, the grower of the plants shall delimit the infection or infestation and clean the plants by use of a disinfectant.(b)  If infected or infested plants are not able to be cleaned under Subsection (a) of this section, the grower may destroy the part of the field infected or infested and the department may certify the remaining clean part of the field.(c)  The grower of the plants shall furnish all materials, labor, and supervision necessary for carrying out this section.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1162, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Agric Code § 71.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter C. Inspection of Vegetable Plants|Section 71.111. Certificate for Imported Plants

Sec. 71.111.  CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTED PLANTS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, a plant subject to certification under this subchapter that is shipped into this state shall have attached a certificate tag or stamp issued by the department and affixed at the point of origin.(b)  If another state has a vegetable plant certification program similar to the program established by this subchapter, the department may enter into a reciprocal fee agreement with the other state under which vegetable plants with a certificate tag or stamp issued by the other state are permitted to enter this state without a certificate tag or stamp issued by this state.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1163, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 71.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter C. Inspection of Vegetable Plants|Section 71.112. Protection of Carriers From Liability

Sec. 71.112.  PROTECTION OF CARRIERS FROM LIABILITY.  A transportation company or common carrier is not liable for damages to the consignee or consignor for refusing to receive for transportation or refusing to deliver plants subject to certification under this subchapter that are not accompanied by a certificate tag or stamp.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1163, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 71.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter C. Inspection of Vegetable Plants|Section 71.113. Revocation of Certificate

Sec. 71.113.  REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE.  The department may revoke a certificate tag or stamp issued to a plant grower who:(1)  makes a false representation;  or(2)  refuses to comply with this subchapter.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1163, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 71.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter C. Inspection of Vegetable Plants|Section 71.114. Fees

Sec. 71.114.  FEES.  (a)  A person applying for a certificate tag or stamp shall pay an inspection fee at the time of application.(b)  The department shall charge an inspection fee, as provided by rule of the department.(c)  In addition to the inspection fee, a person applying for certification of sweet potatoes shall pay a fee, as provided by department rule, for each certificate tag or stamp issued.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1163, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 2.32, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Agric Code § 71.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter C. Inspection of Vegetable Plants|Section 71.115. Packaging and Labeling of Certified Plants

Sec. 71.115.  PACKAGING AND LABELING OF CERTIFIED PLANTS.  (a)  Each bundle or package of certified plants must be plainly labeled on the container with the count of the plants bundled or packaged.  The actual count may not differ by more than five percent from the stated count.(b)  Sweet potato plants to be shipped must be packaged in bundles of 100 plants.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1163, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 71.116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter C. Inspection of Vegetable Plants|Section 71.116. Penalties

Sec. 71.116.  PENALTIES.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person:(1)  wilfully or negligently violates a provision of this subchapter;  or(2)  makes a false representation of plants by use of a certificate tag or stamp.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.(c)  A person finally convicted of an offense under this section shall be removed from the list of certified growers for a period of 12 months.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1163, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 59, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Agric Code § 71.117 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter C. Inspection of Vegetable Plants|Section 71.117. Civil Penalty; Injunction

Sec. 71.117.  CIVIL PENALTY;  INJUNCTION.  (a)  A person who violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty of not less than $250 nor more than $10,000 for each violation.  Each day a violation continues may be considered a separate violation for purposes of a civil penalty assessment.(b)  On request of the department, the attorney general or the county attorney or district attorney of the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred shall file suit to collect the penalty.(c)  A civil penalty collected under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the General Revenue Fund. All civil penalties recovered in suits first instituted by a local government or governments under this section shall be equally divided between the State of Texas and the local government or governments with 50 percent of the recovery to be paid to the General Revenue Fund and the other 50 percent equally to the local government or governments first instituting the suit.(d)  The department is entitled to appropriate injunctive relief to prevent or abate a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter.  On request of the department, the attorney general or the county or district attorney of the county in which the alleged violation is threatened or is occurring shall file suit for the injunctive relief.  Venue is in the county in which the alleged violation is threatened or is occurring.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 60, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Agric Code § 71.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter D. Noxious and Invasive Plants|Section 71.151. List Required

Sec. 71.151.  LIST REQUIRED.  (a)  The department by rule shall publish a list of noxious and invasive plant species that have serious potential to cause economic or ecological harm to the state.  The department may publish lists of noxious and invasive plant species organized by region.(b)  In preparing or amending a list under this section, the department shall:(1)  consult with representatives from the agriculture industry, the horticulture industry, the Texas Cooperative Extension, the Texas Department of Transportation, the State Soil and Water Conservation Board, and the Parks and Wildlife Department;(2)  consider any available scientific data and economic impact information for each plant species;  and(3)  use any standard criteria established by the department.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 618 (H.B. 2313), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Agric Code § 71.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter D. Noxious and Invasive Plants|Section 71.152. Noxious or Invasive Plant Sale, Distribution, or Importation Prohibited

Sec. 71.152.  NOXIOUS OR INVASIVE PLANT SALE, DISTRIBUTION, OR IMPORTATION PROHIBITED.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person sells, distributes, or imports into the state a noxious or invasive plant species included on the department's list described under Section 71.151.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.(c)  A person commits a separate offense for each noxious or invasive plant item or unit sold, distributed, or imported.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 618 (H.B. 2313), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Agric Code § 71.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter D. Noxious and Invasive Plants|Section 71.153. Local Regulation

Sec. 71.153.  LOCAL REGULATION.  (a)  A political subdivision may not adopt an ordinance or rule that restricts the planting, sale, or distribution of noxious or invasive plant species.(b)  This section does not limit the preparation and distribution of educational materials relating to plants of local concern.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 618 (H.B. 2313), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Agric Code § 71.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter D. Noxious and Invasive Plants|Section 71.154. Disclaimer Required

Sec. 71.154.  DISCLAIMER REQUIRED.  (a)  A public entity, other than the department, that produces for public distribution to commercial or residential landscapers a list of noxious or invasive terrestrial plant species that includes a species growing in this state shall provide with the list a disclaimer that states: "THIS PLANT LIST IS ONLY A RECOMMENDATION AND HAS NO LEGAL EFFECT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.  IT IS LAWFUL TO SELL, DISTRIBUTE, IMPORT, OR POSSESS A PLANT ON THIS LIST UNLESS THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LABELS THE PLANT AS NOXIOUS OR INVASIVE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S PLANT LIST."(b)  A public entity, other than the department, that produces a list of noxious or invasive terrestrial plant species in printed material made for public distribution to commercial or residential landscapers, including a newspaper, trade publication, notice, circular, or Internet website, shall post the disclaimer required by Subsection (a) in at least 12-point type in a conspicuous location readily visible by persons viewing the list.(c)  The department shall adopt rules requiring a public entity to include the disclaimer required by Subsection (a) in a manner equivalent to the manner described by Subsection (b) for publication of the entity's list of noxious or invasive terrestrial plant species through media not described by Subsection (b), including billboards, radio productions, and television productions.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 688 (H.B. 338), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Agric Code § 71.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter E. Plant Pest and Disease Detection and Surveillance|Section 71.201. Definitions

Sec. 71.201.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Cooperative agreement" means an agreement described by Section 71.202.(2)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.(3)  "Interested parties" include the following organizations or a successor organization:(A)  Plains Cotton Growers;(B)  South Texas Cotton and Grain Association;(C)  Texas Citrus Mutual;(D)  Texas Corn Producers;(E)  Texas Farm Bureau;(F)  Texas Grain Sorghum Association; and(G)  Texas Nursery and Landscape Association.(4)  "Plant pest and disease detection and surveillance" means the full range of activities undertaken to detect plant pests and diseases newly introduced to this state or to a certain area of this state before a pest or disease becomes established or an infestation of a pest or outbreak of a disease becomes too large and costly to eradicate or control.  The term includes activities undertaken to detect pests and diseases affecting specialty crops.(5)  "Specialty crop" means a fruit, vegetable, tree nut, dried fruit, or nursery crop, including floriculture.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 27 (H.B. 2089), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Agric Code § 71.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter E. Plant Pest and Disease Detection and Surveillance|Section 71.202. Cooperative Agreement

Sec. 71.202.  COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.  (a)  The department shall enter into a cooperative agreement with an institution of higher education that agrees to conduct plant pest and disease detection and surveillance.(b)  In carrying out this section, the department shall consult with the State Seed and Plant Board and other interested parties.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 27 (H.B. 2089), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Agric Code § 71.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter E. Plant Pest and Disease Detection and Surveillance|Section 71.203. Application

Sec. 71.203.  APPLICATION.  (a)  An institution of higher education may apply to enter into a cooperative agreement by submitting to the department an application containing the information required by the department.(b)  The department shall notify each applicant of the:(1)  auditing and reporting requirements that will apply to an institution of higher education in connection with the use of any money provided by the department to the institution of higher education under the cooperative agreement;(2)  criteria to be used to ensure that plant pest and disease detection and surveillance conducted under the cooperative agreement are based on sound scientific data or risk assessments; and(3)  required means of identifying pathways of pest and disease introduction.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 27 (H.B. 2089), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Agric Code § 71.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter E. Plant Pest and Disease Detection and Surveillance|Section 71.204. Use of Funds

Sec. 71.204.  USE OF FUNDS.  (a)  An institution of higher education shall use any money received under a cooperative agreement to carry out plant pest and disease detection and surveillance approved by the department to prevent the introduction or spread of plant pests and diseases.(b)  The non-state share of the cost of carrying out a cooperative agreement may be provided in-kind, including by covering certain indirect costs the department considers appropriate.(c)  The department may not consider an applicant's ability to pay or cover non-state costs when deciding whether to enter into a cooperative agreement with the applicant.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 27 (H.B. 2089), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Agric Code § 71.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter E. Plant Pest and Disease Detection and Surveillance|Section 71.205. Special Funding Considerations

Sec. 71.205.  SPECIAL FUNDING CONSIDERATIONS.  The department shall provide money to an institution of higher education to carry out plant pest and disease detection and surveillance under a cooperative agreement if the department determines that:(1)  the institution of higher education is in a region of this state that has a high risk of being affected by one or more plant pests or diseases based on:(A)  the region's conduciveness to agricultural pest and disease establishment due to location, agricultural commodities produced, climate, crop diversity, or natural resources; or(B)  the department's determination that an agricultural pest or disease in the region is a state or federal concern; and(2)  the plant pest and disease detection and surveillance supported by the money will likely:(A)  prevent the introduction, establishment, or widespread dissemination of plant pests and diseases; and(B)  provide a comprehensive approach to complement federal and state plant pest and disease detection efforts.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 27 (H.B. 2089), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Agric Code § 71.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter E. Plant Pest and Disease Detection and Surveillance|Section 71.206. Reporting Requirements

Sec. 71.206.  REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.  An institution of higher education that conducts a plant pest and disease detection and surveillance activity using money provided under this subchapter shall, not later than the 90th day after the date the activity is completed, submit to the department a report describing the purposes and results of the activity.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 27 (H.B. 2089), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Agric Code § 71.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 71 - General Control|Subchapter E. Plant Pest and Disease Detection and Surveillance|Section 71.207. Threat Identification and Mitigation Program

Sec. 71.207.  THREAT IDENTIFICATION AND MITIGATION PROGRAM.  (a)  The department shall establish a threat identification and mitigation program to determine and address threats to the domestic production of crops, including specialty crops.(b)  Under the program, the department shall:(1)  develop risk assessments for potential threats from foreign sources to the agricultural industry of this state;(2)  describe the status of plant pests and diseases present or established in this state and management strategies currently employed to contain the spread of those pests and diseases;(3)  collaborate with the State Seed and Plant Board and interested parties; and(4)  implement action plans to assist in preventing the introduction and widespread dissemination of new or highly consequential plant pests and diseases in this state.(c)  Not later than September 1 of each year, the department shall submit to the committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over agriculture and rural affairs a report on the action plans described by this section, including an accounting of money spent in connection with those plans.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 27 (H.B. 2089), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|