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TX Agric Code § 134.020 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle A - Bees and Nonlivestock Animal Industry|Chapter 134 - Regulation of Aquaculture|Subchapter B. Aquaculture Requirements|Section 134.020. Exotic Species

Sec. 134.020.  EXOTIC SPECIES.  (a)  The Parks and Wildlife Commission shall adopt rules regulating the importation, possession, propagation, and sale of harmful or potentially harmful exotic species by an aquaculturist.(b)  The Parks and Wildlife Commission, after consulting with the commissioner and an individual designated by the chairman of the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System, shall determine and publish a list of harmful or potentially harmful exotic species that an aquaculturist may not import, possess, or sell as part of the person's aquaculture activities.(c)  An aquaculturist may not release in public water harmful or potentially harmful exotic species except as provided by Section 66.007, Parks and Wildlife Code.(d)  The Parks and Wildlife Department shall enforce the rules adopted under this section.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 637, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 491, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Agric Code § 134.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle A - Bees and Nonlivestock Animal Industry|Chapter 134 - Regulation of Aquaculture|Subchapter B. Aquaculture Requirements|Section 134.021. Federal Grants

Sec. 134.021.  FEDERAL GRANTS.  Federal grants for research and development of commercial fisheries may be used for individual aquaculture projects.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Renumbered from Parks & Wildlife Code, Sec. 48.011 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 637, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 491, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Agric Code § 134.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle A - Bees and Nonlivestock Animal Industry|Chapter 134 - Regulation of Aquaculture|Subchapter B. Aquaculture Requirements|Section 134.022. Aquaculture Facility Protected

Sec. 134.022.  AQUACULTURE FACILITY PROTECTED.  (a)  A person, other than the owner or operator of an aquaculture facility, may not fish on an aquaculture facility without the consent of the owner or operator.(b)  A person may not unlawfully, as defined by Section 31.03(b), Penal Code, acquire or otherwise exercise control over cultured species with intent to deprive the owner of the cultured species.|Renumbered from Parks & Wildlife Code, Sec. 48.013 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 637, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 491, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Agric Code § 134.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle A - Bees and Nonlivestock Animal Industry|Chapter 134 - Regulation of Aquaculture|Subchapter B. Aquaculture Requirements|Section 134.023. Penalties

Sec. 134.023.  PENALTIES.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this section, a person who violates any provision of this chapter or rule adopted under this chapter commits an offense that is a Class C misdemeanor.(b)  A person who violates Section 134.020 commits an offense that is a Class B misdemeanor.(c)  A person who violates Section 134.022(b) of this code by taking cultured species of a value of $200 or more but less than $750 commits an offense that is a Class A misdemeanor.(d)  A person who violates Section 134.022(b) of this code by taking cultured species of a value of $750 or more commits an offense that is a felony of the third degree.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 637, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 491, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1239, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703), Sec. 34, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Agric Code § 134.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle A - Bees and Nonlivestock Animal Industry|Chapter 134 - Regulation of Aquaculture|Subchapter C. Interagency Cooperation|Section 134.031. Memorandum of Understanding

Sec. 134.031.  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.  (a)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Parks and Wildlife Department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for the regulation of matters related to aquaculture.(b)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, after receiving an application for a wastewater discharge authorization from an aquaculture facility, shall provide a copy of the application to the Parks and Wildlife Department.(c)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Parks and Wildlife Department shall ensure that the proposed discharge will not adversely affect a bay, an estuary, or other waters in the state.(d)  The Parks and Wildlife Department, in consultation with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, may establish general guidelines that identify sensitive aquatic habitat within the coastal zone.  The general guidelines must include factors such as the presence of sea grass beds, depth of receiving waters, and amount of tidal exchange.(e)  If the Parks and Wildlife Department establishes the guidelines described in Subsection (d), the Parks and Wildlife Department must provide the guidelines to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.(f)  If the Parks and Wildlife Department has established the guidelines described in Subsection (d), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality must consider the guidelines when reviewing wastewater discharge authorization applications for new aquaculture facilities located within the coastal zone, or expansion of existing facilities located within the coastal zone if the expansion will increase the amount of discharge, or change the nature of the discharge, above levels allowed by the wastewater discharge permit.(g)  In developing the guidelines under Subsection (d) applicable to aquaculture facilities engaged in the production of shrimp in the coastal zone, the Parks and Wildlife Department, in consultation with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, shall consider the best management practices that the facilities developed under the direction of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.(h)  In the development of siting guidelines for aquaculture facilities engaged in the production of shrimp in the coastal zone, the best management practices developed by the facilities shall be considered.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1239, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Agric Code § 141.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 141 - Commercial Feed|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 141.002. Commercial Feed

Sec. 141.002.  COMMERCIAL FEED.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, a material is a commercial feed subject to this chapter if it is a simple, mixed, compounded, ground, unground, organic, or inorganic material used as a feed for an animal, including a vitamin, mineral, antibiotic, antioxidant, medicine, drug, chemical, or other material used as an ingredient or component of a mixture of materials used as a feed for an animal.(b)  Except as specifically provided by this chapter, a customer-formula feed is a commercial feed subject to this chapter.(c)  The following are not commercial feeds subject to this chapter:(1)  unground hay not containing toxins or chemical adulterants;(2)  whole grain or whole seed not containing toxins or chemical adulterants;(3)  unadulterated cotton plant by-products or any unadulterated hulls;(4)  a feed product produced and sold by a farmer;(5)  a feed mixed and used by a person who contracts with the owner of animals to care for and feed the animals;(6)  an individual mineral substance not mixed with another material;  (7)  a material furnished by a purchaser for use in a customer-formula feed that was produced by the purchaser or acquired by the purchaser from a source other than the person whose services are engaged in the milling, mixing, or processing of a customer-formula feed;  or(8)  a feed or feed ingredient handled by a broker.(d)  Regardless of whether a claim is made as to the prophylactic, therapeutic, or other purpose of the material, a mineral, vitamin, antibiotic, antioxidant, medicine, drug, or other material may be added to a commercial feed only if and in the manner authorized by the rules of the service.  If a guarantee or claim is made for the material, the material is subject to inspection and analysis in accordance with the rules of the service.(e)  Whole seed and whole grain offered for retail sale for wildlife feed are commercial feeds subject to this chapter.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1324, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1860, ch. 394, art. 2, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 2, eff. May 17, 1985;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 314, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1996;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Agric Code § 141.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 141 - Commercial Feed|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 141.003. Administration

Sec. 141.003.  ADMINISTRATION.  (a)  The Texas Feed and Fertilizer Control Service is under the direction of the director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, who is responsible for exercising the powers and performing the duties assigned to the service by this chapter.(b)  The service may employ personnel necessary to perform its duties.(c)  The director may appoint a state chemist whose responsibilities may include the making of chemical analyses and tests required by this chapter.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1324, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1861, ch. 349, art. 2, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Agric Code § 141.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 141 - Commercial Feed|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 141.004. Rules; Minimum Standards

Sec. 141.004.  RULES;  MINIMUM STANDARDS.  Following notice and public hearing, the service may adopt rules as necessary for the enforcement of this chapter, including rules defining and establishing minimum standards for commercial feed.  To the extent practicable, rules that define and establish minimum standards for commercial feed must be in harmony with the official standards of the Association of American Feed Control Officials.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1324, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1861, ch. 349, art. 2, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Agric Code § 141.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 141 - Commercial Feed|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 141.005. Publications

Sec. 141.005.  PUBLICATIONS.  (a)  At least annually, the service shall publish:(1)  information concerning the sales of commercial feeds, together with data on commercial feed production and use as the service considers advisable;(2)  the results of the analyses of official samples of commercial feed distributed in this state as compared to the analyses guaranteed in the registration and on the label;  and(3)  a financial statement showing the receipt and expenditure of funds by the service under this chapter.(b)  The service may publish other information relating to feed as the service considers necessary or desirable to the public interest.  The service shall prescribe the form of publications under this section.(c)  A publication under this section may not disclose the scope of operations of any person.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1325, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1861, ch. 349, art. 2, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Agric Code § 141.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 141 - Commercial Feed|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 141.006. Custom Processing

Sec. 141.006.  CUSTOM PROCESSING.  This chapter does not apply to the mixing, milling, or processing of a material produced by a purchaser of commercial feed or acquired by the purchaser from a source other than the person who mixes, mills, or processes the material.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1325, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 141.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 141 - Commercial Feed|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 141.007. Aflatoxin Control

Sec. 141.007.  AFLATOXIN CONTROL.  The service shall establish by rule aflatoxin contamination levels considered safe for whole seed and whole grain offered for retail sale for wildlife feed.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Agric Code § 141.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 141 - Commercial Feed|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 141.008. Hemp in Commercial Feed

Sec. 141.008.  HEMP IN COMMERCIAL FEED.  The service may adopt rules authorizing, defining, and controlling the use of hemp and hemp products in commercial feed.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 764 (H.B. 1325), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Agric Code § 141.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 141 - Commercial Feed|Subchapter B. License|Section 141.021. License Required

Sec. 141.021.  LICENSE REQUIRED.  (a)  A person may not manufacture or distribute commercial feed in this state without a valid current license issued by the service for each feed facility that manufactures or distributes commercial feed.  A person making only retail sales of commercial feed bearing the label of a licensed manufacturer, guarantor, or distributor is not required to obtain a license.(b)  An application for a license shall be submitted on a form prescribed and provided by the service and accompanied by a license fee not to exceed $75 for each facility, as provided by department rule.(c)  A licensee or license applicant shall provide the service copies of labels and labeling and other information that the service by rule requires.(d)  A person applying for a license after the 30th day following receipt of notice to obtain a license and a licensee applying late for a license renewal shall pay a $75 late fee in addition to the license fee.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1325, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1862, ch. 349, art. 2, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 314, Sec. 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
TX Agric Code § 141.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 141 - Commercial Feed|Subchapter B. License|Section 141.023. Term of License

Sec. 141.023.  TERM OF LICENSE.  A license issued under this chapter is permanent unless:(1)  the service revokes, suspends, annuls, or amends the license;(2)  the licensee withdraws or cancels the license;(3)  the licensee's report to the service indicates no activity for one year;  or(4)  the service requires a new license.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1326, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1862, ch. 349, art. 2, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 314, Sec. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
TX Agric Code § 141.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 141 - Commercial Feed|Subchapter B. License|Section 141.025. Refusal or Revocation of License

Sec. 141.025.  REFUSAL OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE.  Following notice and a hearing, the service may revoke, suspend, annul, or amend an existing license or may refuse to issue a license if it finds that the licensee or applicant has:(1)  been convicted of a crime for which a license may be revoked, suspended, annulled, amended, or refused under Chapter 53, Occupations Code;(2)  refused or after notice failed to comply with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter;  or(3)  used fraudulent or deceptive practices in attempting evasion of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1862, ch. 349, art. 2, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 314, Sec. 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.723, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 141.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 141 - Commercial Feed|Subchapter C. Labeling|Section 141.051. Labeling of Commercial Feed

Sec. 141.051.  LABELING OF COMMERCIAL FEED.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (d) of this section, each container of commercial feed distributed in this state, other than customer-formula feed, must have a label with the following information:(1)  the name and principal address of the person responsible for manufacture and distribution;(2)  the brand or name under which the feed is to be distributed;(3)  the quantity of the feed in the container, in either net weight, net volume contents, or net fluid content according to rules adopted by the service;(4)  the guaranteed analysis of nutrients in the feed, listing a maximum or minimum quantity determinable by laboratory methods of protein, fat, fiber, and other components of commercial feed;(5)  the common or usual name of each ingredient used in the feed;(6)  the name and percentage of any hulls, shells, screenings, straw, stalks, corncobs, or other low grade feeding materials or fillers in the feed, if any;(7)  an appropriate warning statement and directions for use relating to each medicine, drug, mineral, vitamin, antibiotic, or antioxidant in the feed;  and(8)  other information that the service may by rule require.(b)  The manufacturer or other person distributing the feed shall affix the label required by this section to the outside of the container or cause it to be printed on the side of the container in the manner prescribed by the service.  The information must be grouped together and plainly printed in English in the size of type prescribed by the service.(c)  If the labeling information is shown on the container rather than printed on the label, the information must be plainly printed in a conspicuous place in the size of type prescribed by the service.(d)  A person distributing in this state commercial feed in a container that holds an amount exceeding 110 pounds dry weight or 55 gallons liquid need not label the container in accordance with this section, but shall furnish the purchaser with a statement of the information in accordance with Section 141.052 of this chapter.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1326, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1865, ch. 349, art. 2, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 314, Sec. 7, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
TX Agric Code § 141.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 141 - Commercial Feed|Subchapter C. Labeling|Section 141.052. Labeling of Bulk Commercial Feed

Sec. 141.052.  LABELING OF BULK COMMERCIAL FEED.  At the time of delivery of bulk commercial feed distributed in this state, other than customer-formula feed, the manufacturer or other person distributing the feed shall furnish the purchaser with a written or printed statement showing the information required by Section 141.051(a) of this code.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1326, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1865, ch. 349, art. 2, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Agric Code § 141.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 141 - Commercial Feed|Subchapter C. Labeling|Section 141.053. Labeling of Customer-Formula Feed

Sec. 141.053.  LABELING OF CUSTOMER-FORMULA FEED.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, a person distributing customer-formula feed in this state shall furnish to the purchaser at the time of delivery a label showing:(1)  the name and address of the mixer, miller, or processor;(2)  the name and address of the purchaser;(3)  the date of sale;(4)  the name or brand and the number of pounds of each registered commercial feed used in the mixture;  and(5)  the name and number of pounds of each other ingredient added to the mixture, including any ingredient supplied by the purchaser.(b)  If all ingredients for a customer-formula feed are furnished by the mixer, miller, or processor, the service may permit a customer-formula feed to be identified by means of an identifying name, number, or similar designation rather than by listing the ingredients under Subsections (a)(4) and (a)(5) of this section.  The service may adopt rules and prescribe forms for identification of a customer-formula feed under this subsection.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1327, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg. p. 1865, ch. 349, art. 2, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Agric Code § 141.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 141 - Commercial Feed|Subchapter C. Labeling|Section 141.054. General Label Restrictions

Sec. 141.054.  GENERAL LABEL RESTRICTIONS.  Except as authorized by this chapter or a rule of the service, the label of a commercial feed may not:(1)  advertise, name, promote or otherwise draw attention to one or more components or ingredients in the product unless the percentage and common name of the component or ingredient is clearly and prominently declared;(2)  contain the name of another manufacturer or person or a product of another manufacturer or person;  or(3)  contain a false, deceptive, or misleading statement.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1327, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1865, ch. 349, art. 2, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Agric Code § 141.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 141 - Commercial Feed|Subchapter C. Labeling|Section 141.055. Request for Label Review

Sec. 141.055.  REQUEST FOR LABEL REVIEW.  (a)  The service shall:(1)  by rule adopt procedures that allow a licensee to submit a product label to the service for review;(2)  review each product label submitted by a licensee to determine compliance with the labeling requirements of this subchapter;(3)  make a detailed report to the licensee regarding changes to the label required for compliance with the service's rules;  and(4)  provide the licensee with the advice that the service considers necessary to enable the licensee to comply with the service's labeling rules.(b)  The service may not charge a fee for a review, a report, or advice under this section.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 314, Sec. 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|