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TX Agric Code § 73.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 73 - Citrus Diseases and Pests|Section 73.003. Citrus Zone

Sec. 73.003.  CITRUS ZONE.  The following counties are designated as the citrus zone of this state:  Cameron, Willacy, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata, Jim Hogg, Brooks, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Jim Wells, Duval, Webb, San Patricio, Refugio, Bee, Live Oak, McMullen, LaSalle, Dimmit, Maverick, Zavala, Frio, Atascosa, Wilson, Karnes, DeWitt, Victoria, Goliad, Calhoun, and Aransas.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1171, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 73.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 73 - Citrus Diseases and Pests|Section 73.004. Injurious Diseases and Pests

Sec. 73.004.  INJURIOUS DISEASES AND PESTS.  In accordance with Subchapter A, Chapter 71, of this code, the department shall establish quarantines against pests and diseases determined by department rule to be injurious.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1171, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Agric Code § 73.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 73 - Citrus Diseases and Pests|Section 73.005. Movement of Infected Nursery Products and Other Hosts Into Citrus Zone

Sec. 73.005.  MOVEMENT OF INFECTED NURSERY PRODUCTS AND OTHER HOSTS INTO CITRUS ZONE.  A person may not ship into the citrus zone a nursery product, seed, citrus fruit, or other host infected with a pest or disease listed in Section 73.004(b) of this code.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1172, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 68, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Agric Code § 73.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 73 - Citrus Diseases and Pests|Section 73.006. Certificate of Inspection; Permit

Sec. 73.006.  CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION;  PERMIT.  (a)  A person may not ship a citrus nursery product or citrus fruit from outside this state into this state without first filing with the department a certificate of inspection issued by the proper authority of the state in which the shipment originates.  The certificate must show:(1)  that the nursery product or fruit to be shipped has been produced in a county known to be free from the pests and diseases listed in Section 73.004(a) of this code;  or(2)  that the nursery product or fruit has been fumigated by a method approved by the department that will render it free of pest or disease infestation.(b)  A transportation company or common carrier may not receive, transport, or deliver a shipment of a citrus nursery product or citrus fruit originating outside this state that does not bear:(1)  a shipping tag or label showing the certificate of inspection from the originating state;  and(2)  a permit from the department.(c)  A transportation company or common carrier shall immediately report to the department any shipment of a citrus nursery product or citrus fruit that is not accompanied by the certificate and permit required by Subsection (b) of this section.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1172, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 73.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 73 - Citrus Diseases and Pests|Section 73.007. Protection of Carrier From Damages

Sec. 73.007.  PROTECTION OF CARRIER FROM DAMAGES.  A transportation company or common carrier is not liable for damages to a consignor or consignee for refusing to receive for transportation or refusing to deliver a citrus nursery product or citrus fruit, or a package, bale, bundle, or box of that nursery product or fruit, that is not accompanied by the certificate and permit required under Section 73.006 of this code.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1173, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 73.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 73 - Citrus Diseases and Pests|Section 73.008. Department Employees and Expenses Outside the State

Sec. 73.008.  DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES AND EXPENSES OUTSIDE THE STATE.  This chapter does not authorize the department to expend money, send employees, or employ persons outside this state.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1173, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 73.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 73 - Citrus Diseases and Pests|Section 73.009. Penalties

Sec. 73.009.  PENALTIES.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person violates a provision of Section 73.005 or 73.006 of this code.(b)  An offense under Section 73.005 of this code is a Class A misdemeanor.(c)  An offense under Section 73.006 of this code is a Class C misdemeanor.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1173, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 69, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Agric Code § 73.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 73 - Citrus Diseases and Pests|Section 73.010. Civil Penalty; Injunction

Sec. 73.010.  CIVIL PENALTY;  INJUNCTION.  (a)  A person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter 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 chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.  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. 70, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Agric Code § 77.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 77 - Fire Ant Control|Section 77.001. Commissioners Court May Establish Program

Sec. 77.001.  COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY ESTABLISH PROGRAM.  The commissioners court of any county may establish, implement, and conduct a program for the eradication or control of the imported fire ant.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1207, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 2.001, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Agric Code § 77.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 77 - Fire Ant Control|Section 77.002. Coordination With Other Programs

Sec. 77.002.  COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROGRAMS.  The program established under this chapter may be conducted independently of or in conjunction with any related program conducted and financed by private or other public entities.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1207, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 2.001, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Agric Code § 77.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 77 - Fire Ant Control|Section 77.003. Cost of Program

Sec. 77.003.  COST OF PROGRAM.  The commissioners court may expend any available county funds to pay for all or its share of the cost of a program established under this chapter, including funds derived from taxation under the 80-cent limitation of Article VIII, Section 9, of the Texas Constitution.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1207, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 2.001, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Agric Code § 79.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 79 - Interstate Pest Control Compact|Section 79.001. Definitions

Sec. 79.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Compact" means the Interstate Pest Control Compact.(2)  "Executive head" as used in the compact, with reference to this state, means the governor.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 188 (H.B. 774), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Agric Code § 79.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 79 - Interstate Pest Control Compact|Section 79.002. Filing of Bylaws

Sec. 79.002.  FILING OF BYLAWS.  Under Article IV(h) of the compact, copies of the bylaws adopted by the governing board and amendments to the bylaws must be filed with the commissioner.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 188 (H.B. 774), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Agric Code § 79.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 79 - Interstate Pest Control Compact|Section 79.003. Compact Administrator

Sec. 79.003.  COMPACT ADMINISTRATOR.  The commissioner is the compact administrator for this state.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 188 (H.B. 774), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Agric Code § 79.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 79 - Interstate Pest Control Compact|Section 79.004. Cooperation With Pest Control Insurance Fund

Sec. 79.004.  COOPERATION WITH PEST CONTROL INSURANCE FUND.  Consistent with other law and using funds appropriated for the purpose, the state may cooperate with the insurance fund established by the compact.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 188 (H.B. 774), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Agric Code § 79.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 79 - Interstate Pest Control Compact|Section 79.005. Request for Assistance

Sec. 79.005.  REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE.  The commissioner may request or apply for assistance from the insurance fund established by the compact, as provided by Article VI(b) or VIII(a) of the compact.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 188 (H.B. 774), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Agric Code § 79.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 79 - Interstate Pest Control Compact|Section 79.006. Disposition of Certain Money

Sec. 79.006.  DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN MONEY.  A department or agency that expends or becomes liable for an expenditure due to a control or eradication program undertaken or intensified under the compact shall have credited to the department or agency account in the state treasury the amount of any payment made to the state to defray the cost of the program or to reimburse the state.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 188 (H.B. 774), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Agric Code § 80.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 80 - Official Citrus Producers' Pest and Disease Management Corporation|Section 80.001. Findings and Declaration of Policy

Sec. 80.001.  FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.  (a)  The legislature finds that:(1)  citrus pests and diseases, including the insect known as the Asian citrus psyllid and the disease known as citrus greening, are public nuisances and menaces to the citrus industry, and their control and suppression is a public necessity;(2)  because of the natural migration patterns of citrus pests and the contagious nature of citrus diseases, the control and suppression of the nuisance can best be accomplished by dividing the commercial citrus-growing areas into separate zones so that integrated pest management programs may be developed for each zone;(3)  there is a need for a quasi-governmental entity acting under the supervision and control of the commissioner whose members are actual citrus producers who would be represented on the board of the entity by directors elected by them to manage control and suppression programs and to furnish expertise in the field of disease and insect control and suppression, because such an entity would enhance the interest and participation of citrus producers in the program;(4)  citrus producers, in partnership with the state and federal governments, have made significant investments toward the suppression of these pests and disease in this state; and(5)  it is essential to the well-being of the citrus industry and the agricultural economy of this state that the investments of the citrus producers and the state and federal governments be protected.(b)  It is the intent of the legislature that the program of control and suppression of citrus pests and diseases be carried out with the best available integrated pest management techniques.(c)  The department may recover costs for administration of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 10.01, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 29 (S.B. 1749), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Agric Code § 80.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 80 - Official Citrus Producers' Pest and Disease Management Corporation|Section 80.002. Designation of Entity to Carry Out Citrus Pest and Disease Control and Suppression

Sec. 80.002.  DESIGNATION OF ENTITY TO CARRY OUT CITRUS PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL AND SUPPRESSION.  (a)  The Texas Citrus Pest and Disease Management Corporation, Inc., a Texas nonprofit corporation, shall be recognized by the department as the entity to plan, carry out, and operate suppression programs to manage and control pests and diseases, including the Asian citrus psyllid and citrus greening, in citrus plants in the state under the supervision of the department as provided by this chapter.(b)  The commissioner may terminate the corporation's designation as the entity recognized to carry out citrus pest and disease control and management by giving 45 days' written notice to the corporation and by designating a successor entity.  If the commissioner designates a successor to the corporation, the successor has all the powers and duties of the corporation under this chapter.  Any successor to the corporation shall assume and shall be responsible for all obligations and liabilities relating to any notes, security agreements, assignments, loan agreements, and any other contracts or other documents entered into by the corporation with or for the benefit of any financial institution or its predecessor, successor, or assignee.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 10.01, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 29 (S.B. 1749), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Agric Code § 80.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 80 - Official Citrus Producers' Pest and Disease Management Corporation|Section 80.004. Advisory Committees

Sec. 80.004.  ADVISORY COMMITTEES.  (a)  The commissioner may appoint an advisory committee for an existing pest management zone or an area of the state that is to be considered by the commissioner for designation as or inclusion in a pest management zone.  The committee shall gather advice, input, and guidance from citrus producers from the area represented by the committee concerning the interest in and concerns about the implementation of this chapter.(b)  Each advisory committee may consider and make recommendations to the commissioner and the corporation concerning:(1)  the geographic boundaries for a proposed pest management zone;(2)  the amount of local interest in operating a suppression program;(3)  the basis and amount of an assessment necessary to support a suppression program;(4)  ongoing implementation of a suppression program approved by growers in a pest management zone; and(5)  any other matter requested by the commissioner or the corporation.(c)  Each advisory committee appointed under this section must include a sufficient number of citrus producers to ensure adequate representation across the pest management zone and other persons as determined by the commissioner.(d)  An advisory committee established under this section is subject to Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 10.01, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 80.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 80 - Official Citrus Producers' Pest and Disease Management Corporation|Section 80.005. Creation of Pest Management Zones

Sec. 80.005.  CREATION OF PEST MANAGEMENT ZONES.  (a)  The commissioner by rule may designate an area of this state as a proposed pest management zone.(b)  The commissioner may hold a public hearing in the proposed pest management zone to discuss the proposed geographic boundaries of the zone.  The public hearing may include any other topic allowed under this chapter.(c)  After the adoption of a rule under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall conduct a referendum under Section 80.006.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 10.01, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 80.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests|Chapter 80 - Official Citrus Producers' Pest and Disease Management Corporation|Section 80.006. Pest Management Zone Referenda

Sec. 80.006.  PEST MANAGEMENT ZONE REFERENDA.  (a)  The commissioner shall conduct a referendum in each proposed pest management zone to determine whether citrus producers want to establish a pest management zone.(b)  Pest management zone referenda shall be conducted under the procedures provided by Section 80.016.(c)  A proposed pest management zone referendum ballot must include or be accompanied by information about the proposed pest management zone, including:(1)  a statement of the purpose of the pest suppression program;(2)  the geographic area included in the proposed pest management zone;(3)  a general summary of rules adopted by the commissioner under Sections 80.016, 80.020, and 80.022, including a description of:(A)  citrus producer responsibilities; and(B)  penalties for noncompliance with rules adopted under this chapter; and(4)  an address and toll-free telephone number that a citrus producer may use to request more information about the referendum or the pest suppression program.(d)  If a referendum to establish a pest management zone is not approved, the concurrent election of a board member from the proposed pest management zone under Section 80.007 has no effect, and the commissioner shall appoint a representative to the board from the area.(e)  The corporation may request the commissioner to call additional referenda in a proposed pest management zone in which a referendum has not been approved.  An additional pest management zone referendum and concurrent board election may not be held before the first anniversary of the date of the preceding referendum.(f)  After the approval of any referendum, the eligible voters shall be allowed, by subsequent referenda, to vote on whether to continue their assessments.  The requirements for an initial referendum must be complied with in a subsequent referendum.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 10.01, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 29 (S.B. 1749), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.|