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TX Agric Code § 168.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 168 - Pullorum Disease and Fowl Typhoid Control|Section 168.007. No Fee Charged

Sec. 168.007.  NO FEE CHARGED.  Neither the laboratory nor the commission may charge a fee for testing or laboratory examination provided for under this chapter.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1456, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 40, Sec. 2, eff. April 19, 1991;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 2.01, eff. Nov. 12, 1991.|
TX Agric Code § 168.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests|Chapter 168 - Pullorum Disease and Fowl Typhoid Control|Section 168.008. Penalty

Sec. 168.008.  PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person refuses to:(1)  comply with an order of the commission or laboratory concerning an infected flock;  or(2)  admit a person with a search warrant obtained as provided in Section 168.003 of this code.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.(c)  A person commits a separate offense for each day that the person refuses to comply with an order or admit a person with a search warrant.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1456, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 71, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 40, Sec. 2, eff. April 19, 1991;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 2.01, eff. Nov. 12, 1991.|
TX Agric Code § 181.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle D - Dairy Products|Chapter 181 - Payment for Raw Milk|Section 181.001. Definitions

Sec. 181.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Cooperative association" means any group in which farmers act together in the market preparation, processing, or marketing of farm products or any association organized under Chapter 52 of this code.(2)  "Dairy farmer" means a farmer engaged in the business of producing milk for sale to milk processors directly or through a cooperative association of which the dairy farmer is a member.(3)  "Milk processor" means a person who operates a milk, milk products, or frozen desserts processing plant that is located in Texas.(4)  "Purchase price" means an amount of money, based on estimated butterfat content at the time of delivery, that a milk processor agrees to pay a dairy farmer for a purchase of raw milk.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1083, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 676, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Agric Code § 181.0015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle D - Dairy Products|Chapter 181 - Payment for Raw Milk|Section 181.0015. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 181.0015.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  When a dairy farmer sells or markets milk through a cooperative association of which the dairy farmer is a member, the cooperative association is considered a dairy farmer for purposes of this chapter.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 676, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Agric Code § 181.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle D - Dairy Products|Chapter 181 - Payment for Raw Milk|Section 181.003. Time and Method of Payment for Purchase

Sec. 181.003.  TIME AND METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR PURCHASE.  (a)  A milk processor may not purchase raw milk from a dairy farmer unless:(1)  payment of the purchase price is made according to the provisions prescribed by an applicable federal milk marketing order; (2)  any additional provisions are agreed on by both the dairy farmer or his agent and the milk processor;  and(3)  the medium of exchange used is cash, a check for the full amount of the purchase price, or a wire transfer of money in the full amount.(b)  For purposes of this chapter, a payment delivered by a milk processor to the applicable federal milk market administrator on behalf of a dairy farmer in compliance with the terms of an applicable federal milk marketing order is considered to be delivery of payment to the dairy farmer.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1083, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 676, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Agric Code § 181.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle D - Dairy Products|Chapter 181 - Payment for Raw Milk|Section 181.004. Cooperative Transactions

Sec. 181.004.  COOPERATIVE TRANSACTIONS.  This chapter does not apply to transactions between a cooperative association, while acting as a marketing agent, and its members.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1083, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Agric Code § 181.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle D - Dairy Products|Chapter 181 - Payment for Raw Milk|Section 181.005. Damages

Sec. 181.005.  DAMAGES.  A milk processor who fails to pay for raw milk as provided by this chapter is liable to the dairy farmer for:(1)  the purchase price of the raw milk;(2)  interest on the purchase price at the highest legal rate, from the date possession is transferred until the date the payment is made in accordance with this chapter;  and(3)  a reasonable attorney's fee for the collection of the payment.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1083, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Agric Code § 201.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 201.002. Definitions

Sec. 201.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Conservation district" means a soil and water conservation district.(2)  "Director" means a member of the governing board of a conservation district.(3)  "Family farm corporation" means a farm corporation all shareholders of which are related to each other within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code.(4)  "Federal agency" includes the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and any other agency or instrumentality of the federal government.(5)  "Occupier" means a person who is in possession of land lying within a conservation district, either as lessee, tenant, or otherwise.(6)  "State agency" includes a subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of the state.(7)  "State board" means the State Soil and Water Conservation Board.(8)  "State district" means a district established under Section 201.012 of this code.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1460, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 611, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 26, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(27), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Agric Code § 201.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 201.003. Eligible Voter

Sec. 201.003.  ELIGIBLE VOTER.  (a)  A person is eligible to vote in an election under this chapter if the person:(1)  is an individual who holds title to farmland or ranchland lying within a conservation district, a conservation district proposed by petition, or territory proposed by petition for inclusion within a conservation district, as applicable;(2)  is 18 years of age or older;  and(3)  is a resident of a county all or part of which is included in the conservation district, the conservation district proposed by petition, or the territory proposed for inclusion, as applicable.(b)  If a family farm corporation owns farmland or ranchland in a conservation district, in a proposed conservation district, or in territory proposed for inclusion in a conservation district, the corporation is entitled to one vote in each election under this chapter that would affect the land owned by the corporation.  The corporation shall designate one corporate officer to vote for the corporation in the election.  The designated officer must be:(1)  18 years of age or older;  and(2)  a resident of a county all or part of which is included in the conservation district, the proposed conservation district, or the territory proposed for inclusion in a conservation district.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1460, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 611, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Agric Code § 201.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 201.004. Notice; Election Informalities

Sec. 201.004.  NOTICE;  ELECTION INFORMALITIES.  (a)  If this chapter requires that notice of a hearing or an election be given, the entity responsible for giving notice shall:(1)  publish notice at least twice, with an interval of at least seven days between the publication dates, in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation within the appropriate area;  and(2)  post notice for at least two weeks at a reasonable number of conspicuous places within the appropriate area, including, if possible, public places where it is customary to post notices concerning county or municipal affairs generally.(b)  A hearing for which notice is given under this section and which is held at the time and place designated in the notice may be adjourned from time to time without renewing notice for the adjourned dates.(c)  If notice of an election is given substantially in accordance with this section and the election is fairly conducted, an informality in the conduct of the election or in any matter relating to the election does not invalidate the election or its result.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1460, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1095, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 201.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 201.005. Water Code Not Applicable

Sec. 201.005.  WATER CODE NOT APPLICABLE.  Section 12.081, Water Code, does not apply to a conservation district created under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 611, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Agric Code § 201.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 201.006. Confidentiality of Certain Information

Sec. 201.006.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, information collected by the state board or a conservation district is not subject to Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be disclosed if the information is collected in response to a specific request from a landowner or the landowner's agent or tenant for technical assistance relating to a water quality management plan or other conservation plan if the assistance is to be provided:(1)  under this code;  and(2)  on private land that:(A)  is part of a conservation plan or water quality management plan developed cooperatively with the state board or conservation district;  or(B)  is the subject of a report prepared by the state board or conservation district.(b)  The state board or a conservation district may disclose information regarding a tract of land to:(1)  the owner of the tract or the owner's agent or tenant;  and(2)  a person other than the owner or the owner's agent or tenant if:(A)  the owner or the agent or tenant consents in writing to full or specified partial disclosure of the information;  and(B)  the consent is attached to each plan or report regarding the tract prepared by the state board or conservation district.(c)  The state board or a conservation district may disclose, in a manner that prevents the identification of a particular tract of land, the owner of the tract, or the owner's agent or tenant, a summary of information collected by the state board or conservation district regarding:(1)  the number of acres of land that are in a particular conservation plan;(2)  the number of acres of land that are subject to a particular conservation practice;  or(3)  other conservation program information.(d)  The state board or a conservation district shall provide a person with notice regarding this section at the time the person requests technical assistance from the state board or conservation district.(e)  The state board or a conservation district may disclose information to a law enforcement agency of this state or the United States in compliance with a subpoena for the information.(f)  The state board or a conservation district may disclose information relating to water quality complaints or compliance failures to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission under Section 201.026.(g)  The state board or a conservation district may disclose to the attorney general information relating to a breach of contract.(h)  The state board or a conservation district may not be held liable for damage caused by a violation of this section.(i)  A reference in this section to the state board or a conservation district includes an officer, employee, or agent of the state board or conservation district.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 410, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Agric Code § 201.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 201.007. Confidentiality of Participants in Invasive Species Eradication Programs

Sec. 201.007.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF PARTICIPANTS IN INVASIVE SPECIES ERADICATION PROGRAMS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), information written, produced, collected, assembled, or maintained by the state board that would identify a landowner who participates in a state board program to manage or eradicate an invasive species is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to the identity of a person who receives a direct payment of state money under a contract with the state board to manage or eradicate an invasive species.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 179 (S.B. 634), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Agric Code § 201.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter B. State Soil and Water Conservation Board|Section 201.011. Composition

Sec. 201.011.  COMPOSITION.  The State Soil and Water Conservation Board is a state agency composed of seven members as follows:(1)  one member elected from each of the state districts in accordance with this subchapter;  and(2)  two members appointed by the governor, each of whom is:(A)  actively engaged in the business of farming, animal husbandry, or other business related to agriculture and who wholly or partly owns or leases land used in connection with that business;  and(B)  not a member of the board of directors of a conservation district.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1461, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 200, Sec. 13(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 983, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 201.0111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter B. State Soil and Water Conservation Board|Section 201.0111. Appointments

Sec. 201.0111.  APPOINTMENTS.  Appointments to the state board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 61 (H.B. 1808), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Agric Code § 201.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter B. State Soil and Water Conservation Board|Section 201.012. State Districts

Sec. 201.012.  STATE DISTRICTS.  (a)  For purposes of this chapter, the state is divided into five districts, each of which is composed as provided by this section.(b)  State District No. 1 is composed of the following 51 counties:  Dallam, Dawson, Sherman, Hansford, Ochiltree, Lipscomb, Hartley, Moore, Hutchinson, Roberts, Hemphill, Oldham, Potter, Carson, Gray, Wheeler, Deaf Smith, Randall, Armstrong, Donley, Collingsworth, Parmer, Castro, Swisher, Briscoe, Hall, Childress, Bailey, Lamb, Hale, Floyd, Motley, Cottle, Hardeman, Cochran, Hockley, Lubbock, Crosby, Dickens, King, Yoakum, Terry, Lynn, Garza, Kent, Stonewall, Gaines, Borden, Scurry, Fisher, and Foard.(c)  State District No. 2 is composed of the following 51 counties:  Andrews, Martin, Howard, Mitchell, Nolan, Taylor, Runnels, Coke, Sterling, Glasscock, Midland, Ector, Winkler, Loving, Reeves, Culberson, Hudspeth, El Paso, Jeff Davis, Presidio, Brewster, Pecos, Terrell, Ward, Crane, Upton, Reagan, Irion, Tom Green, Concho, McCulloch, San Saba, Mason, Llano, Blanco, Gillespie, Crockett, Schleicher, Menard, Sutton, Kimble, Val Verde, Edwards, Real, Kerr, Kendall, Bandera, Uvalde, Medina, Kinney, and Maverick.(d)  State District No. 3 is composed of the following 50 counties:  Burleson, Lee, Bastrop, Travis, Hays, Comal, Guadalupe, Caldwell, Fayette, Washington, Austin, Colorado, Lavaca, Gonzales, Wilson, Bexar, DeWitt, Jackson, Wharton, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Matagorda, Calhoun, Refugio, Bee, Karnes, Live Oak, Atascosa, McMullen, LaSalle, Frio, Duval, Dimmit, Webb, Zapata, Jim Hogg, Starr, Brooks, Hidalgo, Cameron, Willacy, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio, Aransas, Jim Wells, Zavala, Goliad, and Victoria.(e)  State District No. 4 is composed of the following 51 counties:  Lamar, Red River, Bowie, Delta, Hopkins, Franklin, Titus, Morris, Cass, Marion, Camp, Upshur, Wood, Rains, Van Zandt, Smith, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Cherokee, Rusk, Panola, Shelby, Nacogdoches, Anderson, Freestone, Leon, Robertson, Brazos, Madison, Grimes, Waller, Houston, Walker, Trinity, Angelina, San Augustine, Sabine, Newton, Jasper, Tyler, Polk, San Jacinto, Montgomery, Harris, Liberty, Hardin, Orange, Jefferson, Chambers, and Galveston.(f)  State District No. 5 is composed of the following 51 counties:  Wilbarger, Wichita, Clay, Montague, Cooke, Grayson, Fannin, Hunt, Collin, Denton, Wise, Jack, Archer, Baylor, Knox, Haskell, Stephens, Throckmorton, Young, Jones, Shackelford, Palo Pinto, Rockwall, Kaufman, Ellis, Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Johnson, Hood, Somervell, Erath, Eastland, Callahan, Coleman, Brown, Comanche, Mills, Hamilton, Bosque, Hill, Navarro, Limestone, McLennan, Falls, Milam, Bell, Williamson, Burnet, Lampasas, and Coryell.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1461, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter B. State Soil and Water Conservation Board|Section 201.013. State District Conventions

Sec. 201.013.  STATE DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.  (a)  For the purpose of electing a member to the state board, each state district shall conduct a convention attended by delegates elected from each conservation district in the state district.(b)  The state board shall notify the chairman and secretary of each board of directors of the location of the state district convention in the applicable state district.  The state board shall give the notice at least 60 days before the date of the convention.(c)  After receiving notice of the location of the convention, the chairman of each board of directors shall call a meeting for the purpose of electing a delegate and an alternate to the state district convention.  In order to serve as a delegate or an alternate, a person must be an eligible voter of the conservation district and actively engaged in farming or ranching.(d)  The chairman of a board of directors shall certify the name and address of the delegate and the alternate to the state board not later than the 30th day before the date of the convention.(e)  Each delegate to a state district convention, or an alternate attending in the place of a delegate, is entitled to a per diem of $30 a day for not more than two days and the state mileage reimbursement rate specified in the General Appropriations Act for travel each way between the county seat of the delegate's residence and the convention site.  The state board shall pay the per diem and travel allowance.(f)  A member of the state board is a qualified delegate to the convention of the state district from which the member was elected.(g)  A majority of the delegates to a state district convention constitutes a quorum.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1462, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 611, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 624 (H.B. 496), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Agric Code § 201.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter B. State Soil and Water Conservation Board|Section 201.014. Election

Sec. 201.014.  ELECTION.  (a)  The delegates at a state district convention by majority vote shall elect a member to the state board from among the qualified delegates.  No later than the fifth day after the day of the election, the chairman of the convention shall certify to the state board and to the secretary of state the name and address of the person elected.(b)  A state district convention shall conduct an election under this section on the first Tuesday in May of each year in which the term expires for the member of the state board representing that district.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1462, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.0141 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter B. State Soil and Water Conservation Board|Section 201.0141. Ineligibility to Serve on Board; Ineligibility for Certain Positions

Sec. 201.0141.  INELIGIBILITY TO SERVE ON BOARD;  INELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS.  (a)  In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.(b)  A person may not be a member of the state board or act as the general counsel to the state board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the state board.(c)  A person may not be a member of the state board and may not be a state board employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) and its subsequent amendments, if:(1)  the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association whose primary purpose is the promotion of soil and water conservation;  or(2)  the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association whose primary purpose is the promotion of soil and water conservation.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 611, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 2.19(11), eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1095, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|