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TX Agric Code § 125.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle G - Workplace Chemicals|Chapter 125 - Agricultural Hazard Communication Act|Section 125.007. Labels

Sec. 125.007.  LABELS.  (a)  Existing labels on incoming containers of chemicals covered by this chapter may not be removed or defaced.(b)  Agricultural laborers may not be required to work with a chemical covered by this chapter from an unlabeled container except for a portable container intended for the immediate use of the laborer who performs the transfer.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 903, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.|
TX Agric Code § 125.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle G - Workplace Chemicals|Chapter 125 - Agricultural Hazard Communication Act|Section 125.008. Emergency Information

Sec. 125.008.  EMERGENCY INFORMATION.  (a)  Employers covered by this chapter and other entities who normally store products labeled under the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. Section 136 et seq.) in an amount in excess of 55 gallons or 500 pounds or an amount the department determines by rule for certain highly toxic or dangerous chemicals covered by this chapter within one-quarter mile of a residential area composed of three or more private dwellings shall provide to the fire chief of the fire department having jurisdiction over the storage place, in writing, the names and telephone numbers of knowledgeable representatives of the employer or other entity storing the product who can be contacted for further information or contacted in case of an emergency.(b)  Each employer, on request, shall provide a copy of the workplace chemical list to the fire chief having jurisdiction over the storage place.  The employer shall notify the fire chief of any significant changes that occur in the workplace chemical list.(c)  The fire chief having jurisdiction over the storage place or his representative, on request, shall be permitted to conduct on-site inspections of the chemicals on the workplace chemical list for the sole purpose of preparing fire department activities in case of an emergency.(d)  Employers shall provide to the fire chief having jurisdiction over the storage place, on request, a copy of the MSDS for any chemical on the workplace chemical list.(e)  On request, the fire chief having jurisdiction over the storage place shall make the workplace chemical list and MSDSs available to members of the fire department having jurisdiction over the workplace and to other personnel outside the fire department who are responsible for preplanning emergency activities, but may not otherwise distribute the information without approval of the employer.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 903, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.|
TX Agric Code § 125.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle G - Workplace Chemicals|Chapter 125 - Agricultural Hazard Communication Act|Section 125.010. Crop Sheet Developed by Department

Sec. 125.010.  CROP SHEET DEVELOPED BY DEPARTMENT.  (a)  The department shall develop crop sheets that contain the following information:(1)  the kinds of chemicals typically used on a particular crop;(2)  the typical time a chemical is applied to a particular crop;(3)  general safety information, including information on general hygiene, clothing, contact with chemicals, medical symptoms, pregnancy, and other relevant safety data;(4)  a notice of the training programs and the counties in which the programs will be conducted;(5)  the availability of MSDSs for chemicals used on a particular crop;(6)  the means of locating emergency medical information;(7)  agricultural laborers' rights under this chapter;(8)  the name and telephone number of the person to contact for information under this chapter;(9)  the appropriate telephone number for emergency information;  and(10)  any other safety or health-related information the department considers relevant.(b)  The information on the crop sheet must be printed in English and Spanish, except that the information required by Subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section is required to be printed only in English.  The department may provide crop sheets printed in other languages commonly used by agricultural laborers who work with a particular crop.(c)  The department shall develop the crop sheets in conjunction with the Texas Department of Health, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, other appropriate state agencies, and clinics, hospitals, and other health care providers in counties in which training programs are provided by the department under Section 125.009 of this code.(d)  Annually, the department shall:(1)  provide appropriate crop sheets to clinics, hospitals, and other health care providers that serve agricultural laborers and that are located in counties in which the training program is provided;  and(2)  provide to an employer covered by this chapter one crop sheet for each crop grown by that employer.(e)  The director of the Texas Feed and Fertilizer Control Service under Section 63.003 of this code shall provide to the department the information that is needed by the department under Subsection (a) of this section for the fertilizers that are covered by this chapter.(f)  For purposes of developing crop sheets under this chapter and complying with other provisions of this chapter, nursery stock, stored grain, and other logical groupings may be considered a single crop as determined by rules adopted by the department.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 903, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.|
TX Agric Code § 125.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle G - Workplace Chemicals|Chapter 125 - Agricultural Hazard Communication Act|Section 125.011. Crop Sheet Provided by Employer

Sec. 125.011.  CROP SHEET PROVIDED BY EMPLOYER.  (a)  An employer covered by this chapter shall provide crop sheets to each agricultural laborer pertaining to the crops that laborer will be working with if:(1)  the laborer does not have a card issued under Section 125.009(g) of this code;  or(2)  the laborer requests the crop sheets.(b)  An employer who is required under Subsection (a) of this section to provide crop sheets to an agricultural laborer shall ensure that the information on a crop sheet required by Sections 125.010(a)(3), (a)(4), and (a)(10) of this code that pertains to the crops with which the laborer will be working is read to the laborer at least once each work season.  When the crop sheet is read, the employer or the employer's agent shall inform the laborer of the date on which chemicals covered by this chapter were last applied or are scheduled to be applied to the field or to other areas in which the laborer will be working and shall inform the laborer of the time on which the reentry period, if any, expired for chemicals covered by this chapter that have been applied.(c)  If an employer is required under Subsection (b) of this section to read a crop sheet to an agricultural laborer, the employer or a person designated by the employer shall read the appropriate crop sheets on the first day of each work season or on the day the laborer begins employment with that employer, whichever is later.(d)  In addition to the crop sheet, the department shall require an employer to offer to the agricultural laborer, on the day on which the laborer is given his first pay for that work season, basic safety and health-related information approved by the department.  That information shall be available to the employers free of charge.(e)  An employer who does not provide or read the crop sheets as required by this section is not entitled to the 14 days' written notice provided by Section 125.016(d) of this code.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 903, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.|
TX Agric Code § 125.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle G - Workplace Chemicals|Chapter 125 - Agricultural Hazard Communication Act|Section 125.012. Protective Clothing

Sec. 125.012.  PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.  An employer covered by this chapter shall provide any protective clothing or device that is recommended by the MSDS, crop sheet, or department rule and that is in addition to the standard long-sleeved shirt, long pants, boots or shoes, and socks normally provided by the agricultural laborer.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 903, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.|
TX Agric Code § 125.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle G - Workplace Chemicals|Chapter 125 - Agricultural Hazard Communication Act|Section 125.013. Rights of Agricultural Laborers

Sec. 125.013.  RIGHTS OF AGRICULTURAL LABORERS.  (a)  Agricultural laborers employed by employers covered by this chapter who may be exposed to chemicals covered by this chapter shall be informed of the exposure and shall have access to the workplace chemical list and MSDSs for those chemicals.  Laborers, on request, shall be provided a copy of a specific MSDS.  In addition, laborers shall receive training on the hazards of the chemicals and on measures they can take to protect themselves from those hazards and shall be provided with appropriate personal protective equipment as required by this chapter.  These rights are guaranteed on January 1, 1988.(b)  An employer covered by this chapter may not discharge, cause to be discharged, otherwise discipline, or in any manner discriminate against an agricultural laborer because the laborer has made an inquiry, filed a complaint, assisted an inspector of the department who may make or is making an inspection under Section 125.016 of this code, instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this chapter, testified or is about to testify in such a proceeding, or exercised any rights afforded under this chapter on behalf of the laborer or on behalf of others.  Pay, position, seniority, or other benefits may not be lost as the result of the exercise of any right provided by this chapter.(c)  Any waiver by an agricultural laborer of the benefits or requirements of this chapter is against public policy and is void.  Any employer's request or requirement that a laborer waive any rights under this chapter as a condition of employment is a violation of this chapter.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 903, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.|
TX Agric Code § 125.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle G - Workplace Chemicals|Chapter 125 - Agricultural Hazard Communication Act|Section 125.014. Department Rules; Outreach Program

Sec. 125.014.  DEPARTMENT RULES;  OUTREACH PROGRAM.  (a)  The department may adopt rules and administrative procedures reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.(b)  The department shall develop and provide to each employer covered by this chapter a suitable form of notice providing agricultural laborers with information regarding their rights under this chapter.(c)  As part of an outreach program, the department shall develop and distribute a supply of informational leaflets on employers' duties, agricultural laborers' rights, the public's ability to obtain information under this chapter, the outreach program, and the effects of chemicals covered by this chapter.(d)  The department may contract with a public institution of higher education or other public or private organizations to develop and implement the outreach program.(e)  The department shall publicize the availability of information to answer inquiries from agricultural laborers, employers, or the public in this state concerning the effects of chemicals covered by this chapter.(f)  In cooperation with the department, an employer covered by this chapter may provide an outreach program in the community.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 903, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.|
TX Agric Code § 125.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle G - Workplace Chemicals|Chapter 125 - Agricultural Hazard Communication Act|Section 125.015. Liability Under Other Laws

Sec. 125.015.  LIABILITY UNDER OTHER LAWS.  (a)  The provision of information to an agricultural laborer does not in any way affect the liability of an employer with regard to the health and safety of a laborer or other person exposed to chemicals, nor does it affect the employer's responsibility to take any action to prevent the occurrence of occupational disease as required under any other provision of law.(b)  The provision of information to an agricultural laborer does not affect any other duty or responsibility of a manufacturer, producer, or formulator to warn ultimate users of a chemical under any other provision of law.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 903, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.|
TX Agric Code § 125.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle G - Workplace Chemicals|Chapter 125 - Agricultural Hazard Communication Act|Section 125.017. Compliance With Hazard Communication Act

Sec. 125.017.  COMPLIANCE WITH HAZARD COMMUNICATION ACT.  (a)  If an employer is required to comply with Chapter 502, Health and Safety Code and with this chapter, the employer is required to comply with only the Hazard Communication Act.  However, if an agricultural laborer is not covered under the Hazard Communication Act, the employer shall comply with this chapter for those laborers not covered by the Hazard Communication Act.(b)  If an employer is covered by both the Hazard Communication Act and this chapter, the employer is required to furnish a workplace chemical list under only one of those laws.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 903, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 284(92), eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Agric Code § 142.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 142 - Estrays|Section 142.001. Definitions

Sec. 142.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Estray" means stray livestock, stray exotic livestock, stray bison, or stray exotic fowl.(2)  "Perilous condition" means a circumstance or condition in which capture and impoundment of an estray presents an immediate threat to law enforcement personnel or to the health of the estray.(3)  "Person" does not include the government or a governmental agency or subdivision.(4)  "Exotic livestock" means grass-eating or plant-eating, single-hooved or cloven-hooved mammals that are not indigenous to this state and are known as ungulates, including animals from the swine, horse, tapir, rhinoceros, elephant, deer, and antelope families but not including a mammal defined by Section 63.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, as a game animal, or by Section 71.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, as a fur-bearing animal, or any other indigenous mammal regulated by the Parks and Wildlife Department as an endangered or threatened species.  The term does not include a nonindigenous mammal located on publicly owned land.(5)  "Exotic fowl" means any avian species that is not indigenous to this state.  The term includes ratites but does not include a bird defined by Section 64.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, as a game bird or any other indigenous bird regulated by the Parks and Wildlife Department as an endangered or threatened species.  The term does not include nonindigenous birds located on publicly owned land.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 51, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 604, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 15 (S.B. 174), Sec. 1, eff. May 10, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 142.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 142 - Estrays|Section 142.002. Rights of Occupant Other Than Owner

Sec. 142.002.  RIGHTS OF OCCUPANT OTHER THAN OWNER.  A person has the rights of an owner of property under this chapter if he is a part owner, a lessee, an occupant, or a caretaker of land or premises, but an owner and an occupant of the same property may not recover for the same damage.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 51, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Agric Code § 142.0021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 142 - Estrays|Section 142.0021. Ownership of Exotic Wildlife and Fowl

Sec. 142.0021.  OWNERSHIP OF EXOTIC WILDLIFE AND FOWL.  A person may claim to be the owner of exotic livestock or exotic fowl under this chapter only if the animal is tagged, branded, banded, or marked in another conspicuous manner that can be read or identified from a long distance and that identifies the animal as being the property of the claimant.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Agric Code § 142.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 142 - Estrays|Section 142.003. Discovery of Estray; Notice

Sec. 142.003.  DISCOVERY OF ESTRAY;  NOTICE.  (a)  If an estray, without being herded with other livestock, roams about the property of a person without that person's permission or roams about public property, the owner of the private property or the custodian of the public property, as applicable, shall, as soon as reasonably possible, report the presence of the estray to the sheriff of the county in which the estray is discovered.(b)  After receiving a report under Subsection (a) of this section that an estray has been discovered on private property, the sheriff or the sheriff's designee shall notify the owner, if known, that the estray's location has been reported.(c)  After receiving a report under Subsection (a) that an estray has been discovered on public property, the sheriff or the sheriff's designee shall notify the owner, if known, that the estray's location has been reported, except that if the sheriff or the sheriff's designee determines that the estray is dangerous to the public, the sheriff or the sheriff's designee may immediately impound the estray without notifying the owner.(d)  If the owner does not immediately remove the estray:(1)  the sheriff or the sheriff's designee may proceed with the impoundment process prescribed by Section 142.009; or(2)  if a perilous condition exists, the sheriff or the sheriff's designee may proceed with disposition of the estray under Section 142.015.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 51, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 15 (S.B. 174), Sec. 2, eff. May 10, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 142.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 142 - Estrays|Section 142.004. Redemption

Sec. 142.004.  REDEMPTION.  (a)  The owner of the estray may redeem the estray from the owner or occupant of public or private property if:(1)  the owner of the estray and the owner or occupant of the property agree to a redemption payment amount and the owner or occupant of the property receives the redemption payment from the owner of the estray; or(2)  a justice court having jurisdiction determines the redemption payment amount and gives the owner of the estray written authority to redeem the estray under Section 142.006.(b)  If the owner of the estray does not redeem the estray not later than the fifth day after the date of notification, the sheriff or the sheriff's designee shall proceed immediately with the impoundment process prescribed by Section 142.009 unless the sheriff or the sheriff's designee determines that the owner of the estray is making a good faith effort to comply with Subsection (a).  During the impoundment process period, the estray may not be used for any purpose by the owner or occupant of the property.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 51, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 191 (S.B. 1357), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Agric Code § 142.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 142 - Estrays|Section 142.005. Collection Fee

Sec. 142.005.  COLLECTION FEE.  (a)  If the sheriff or the sheriff's designee is present at the time of the collection of the estray, the sheriff or the sheriff's designee may require the owner of the estray to pay before the estray is removed a collection fee in an amount set by the sheriff not to exceed $25.(b)  A person who disagrees with the amount of the fee set by the sheriff under Subsection (a) of this section may petition the justice court in the manner provided by Section 142.007 of this code and may appeal the justice court decision as provided by Section 142.008 of this code.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 51, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Agric Code § 142.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 142 - Estrays|Section 142.006. Amount of Redemption Payment

Sec. 142.006.  AMOUNT OF REDEMPTION PAYMENT.  (a)  The owner or occupant of property on which an estray is found, held, or impounded is entitled to receive from the owner of the estray the payment of a reasonable amount for maintenance and damages, if the original notice of the discovery of the estray was given to the sheriff not later than the fifth day after the date of discovery.(b)  The owner or occupant of the property may  accept payment in an agreed amount from the owner of the estray.(b-1)  If the owner of the estray and the owner or occupant of the property are unable to agree to a redemption payment, either party may  file a petition under Section 142.007 in the justice court having jurisdiction and have the amount of the payment determined by the justice of the peace.  The justice of the peace shall determine the redemption payment amount and give the owner of the estray written authority to redeem the estray on payment of that amount to the owner or occupant of the property.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 191, Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 51, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 191 (S.B. 1357), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 191 (S.B. 1357), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Agric Code § 142.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 142 - Estrays|Section 142.007. Justice Court Petition

Sec. 142.007.  JUSTICE COURT PETITION.  A petition seeking a justice court determination of the amount of a redemption payment or the amount of a collection fee must contain the following information:(1)  the name of the owner of the estray;(2)  a description of the estray;(3)  the number of days the estray was trespassing;(4)  the name of the owner or occupant of the property;(5)  the purpose for which the land on which the trespass occurred is used; and(6)  a statement that the estray owner and the owner or occupant of the property are unable to agree on the amount of the payment.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 51, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 191 (S.B. 1357), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.|