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TX Agric Code § 80.019 (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 80.019. Entry of Premises; Suppression Activities; Inspections

Sec. 80.019.  ENTRY OF PREMISES; SUPPRESSION ACTIVITIES; INSPECTIONS.  The department, the corporation, or a designated representative of either entity may enter citrus groves or other premises to carry out the purposes of this chapter, which include the treatment and monitoring of growing citrus or other host plants.  The department, the corporation, or a designated representative of either entity may inspect groves or premises in this state for the purpose of determining whether the property is infested with pests.  An inspection must be conducted during reasonable daylight hours.  The department shall give notice by publication of the planned schedule of dates for entry by the department, the corporation, or a designated representative of either entity, to the owner or occupant of the groves or premises to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including treatment, monitoring, or inspection functions.  The department shall publish notice of the planned schedule to enter the groves or premises in a newspaper of general circulation in the pest management zone not less than once a week for two weeks immediately before the scheduled dates of entry.  In addition to the notice published by the department, the corporation shall post notice of the planned schedule to enter groves or premises to carry out the purposes of this chapter at the county courthouse of each county in the pest management zone not later than the 15th day before the planned dates of entry.|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. 9, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Agric Code § 80.020 (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 80.020. Authority to Prohibit Planting of Citrus and Require Participation in Suppression Program

Sec. 80.020.  AUTHORITY TO PROHIBIT PLANTING OF CITRUS AND REQUIRE PARTICIPATION IN SUPPRESSION PROGRAM.  (a)  The commissioner may adopt reasonable rules regarding areas where citrus may not be planted in a pest management zone if there is reason to believe planting will jeopardize the success of the program or present a hazard to public health or safety.(b)  The commissioner may adopt rules requiring all growers of citrus in a pest management zone to participate in a pest suppression program and growers of commercial citrus to participate in pest and disease management programs that include cost sharing as required by the rules.(c)  Notice of a prohibition or requirement shall be given by publication for one day each week for three successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the affected area.(d)  The commissioner may adopt a reasonable schedule of penalty fees to be assessed against growers in a designated pest management zone who do not meet the requirements of the rules issued by the commissioner relating to reporting of acreage and participation in cost sharing.  A penalty fee may not exceed $50 per acre.|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. 10, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Agric Code § 80.021 (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 80.021. Authority for Destruction or Treatment of Citrus in Pest Management Zones; Compensation Payable

Sec. 80.021.  AUTHORITY FOR DESTRUCTION OR TREATMENT OF CITRUS IN PEST MANAGEMENT ZONES; COMPENSATION PAYABLE.  The department may destroy or treat, and establish procedures for the purchase and destruction of, citrus plants or hosts in pest management zones if the department determines the action is necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.  The department is not liable to the owner or lessee for the destruction of or injury to any citrus that was planted in a pest management zone after the date notice is published as required by this chapter.  The corporation is liable for the destruction of citrus if the citrus was planted in a pest management zone before the date that notice is published.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 10.01, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 80.022 (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 80.022. Authority to Adopt Rules

Sec. 80.022.  AUTHORITY TO ADOPT RULES.  (a)  The commissioner shall adopt rules to protect individuals, livestock, wildlife, and honeybee colonies on any premises in a pest management zone on which citrus plants are being grown that have been or are being treated to control or suppress pests.(b)  Rules adopted under this section shall establish the criteria by which the corporation develops its procedures and methods of treatment, which shall:(1)  establish a methodology for determining when pest population levels have reached economic significance or when disease is present;(2)  establish an effective treatment regimen that seeks to provide the least possible risk to workers, the public, and the environment;(3)  minimize the effects of the use of pesticides on long-term control methods, including but not limited to the effect a particular pesticide may have on biological controls;(4)  establish methods for monitoring pests;(5)  establish methods for verifying pesticide use reduction; and(6)  consider the acute and chronic toxicity of particular pesticides and the quantity of particular pesticides needed.  Pest management zone treatment plans may take into account the potential for the use of smaller quantities of more toxic substances to result in fewer health and environmental risks than larger quantities of less toxic substances.(c)  The commissioner may adopt other reasonable rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.  All rules issued under this chapter must be adopted and published in accordance with the laws of this state.(d)  An advisory committee may be established to assist the commissioner in the development of rules under this section.  The advisory committee may be composed of:(1)  three citrus producers from the commercial citrus growing area of the state, appointed by the commissioner;(2)  three entomologists with knowledge of the principles of integrated pest management, at least one of whom has special knowledge of nonchemical or biological pest control, appointed by the commissioner;(3)  two individuals with experience representing the general interests of the environment, appointed by the chair of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;(4)  an environmental engineer with expert knowledge of ground and surface water protection from contamination, appointed by the chair of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and(5)  a toxicologist, appointed by the commissioner of state health services.|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. 11, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Agric Code § 80.023 (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 80.023. Reports

Sec. 80.023.  REPORTS.  Each person in an active pest management zone growing citrus in this state shall furnish to the corporation on forms supplied by the corporation information that the corporation requires concerning the size and location of all commercial citrus orchards and of noncommercial citrus grown for ornamental or other purposes.  The corporation may provide an incentive for early and timely reporting.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 10.01, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 80.024 (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 80.024. Documenting Regulated Articles

Sec. 80.024.  DOCUMENTING REGULATED ARTICLES.  To implement this chapter, the department may issue or authorize issuance of:(1)  a certificate that indicates that a regulated article is not infested with pests; and(2)  a permit that provides for the movement of a regulated article to a restricted destination for limited handling, use, or processing.|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. 12, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Agric Code § 80.025 (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 80.025. Cooperative Programs Authorized

Sec. 80.025.  COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.  (a)  The corporation may carry out programs to destroy and manage pests in this state by cooperating through written agreements, as approved by the commissioner, with:(1)  an agency of the federal government;(2)  a state agency;(3)  an appropriate agency of a foreign country contiguous to the affected area to the extent allowed by federal law;(4)  a person who is engaged in growing, processing, marketing, or handling citrus;(5)  a group of persons in this state involved in similar programs to carry out the purposes of this chapter; or(6)  an appropriate state agency of another state contiguous to the affected area, to the extent allowed by federal law, the law of the contiguous state, and the law of this state.(b)  An agreement entered into under this section may provide for cost sharing and for division of duties and responsibilities under this chapter and may include other provisions to carry out the purposes 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. 13, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Agric Code § 80.026 (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 80.026. Organic Citrus Producers

Sec. 80.026.  ORGANIC CITRUS PRODUCERS.  (a)  The commissioner shall develop rules and procedures to:(1)  protect the eligibility of organic citrus producers to be certified by the commissioner;(2)  ensure that organic and transitional certifications by the commissioner continue to meet national certification standards in order for organic citrus to maintain international marketability; and(3)  in all events maintain the effectiveness of the pest suppression program and disease management administered under this chapter.(b)  The board may not treat or require treatment of organic citrus groves with chemicals that are not approved for use on certified organic citrus.  Rules adopted under Subsection (a) may provide indemnity for the organic citrus producers for reasonable losses that result from a prohibition of production of organic citrus or from any requirement of destruction of organic citrus.|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. 14, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Agric Code § 80.027 (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 80.027. Penalties

Sec. 80.027.  PENALTIES.  (a)  A person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter or who alters, forges, counterfeits, or uses without authority a certificate, permit, or other document issued under this chapter or under a rule adopted under this chapter commits an offense.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.(c)  If the commissioner determines that a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter has occurred, the commissioner may request that the attorney general or the county or district attorney of the county in which the alleged violation occurred or is occurring file suit for civil, injunctive, or other appropriate relief.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 10.01, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 80.028 (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 80.028. Dissolution Provision

Sec. 80.028.  DISSOLUTION PROVISION.  (a)   The commissioner may order the dissolution of the corporation at any time the commissioner determines that the purposes of this chapter have been fulfilled or that the corporation is inoperative and abandoned.  Dissolution shall be conducted in accordance with Section 80.014.(b)  If the corporation or the suppression program is discontinued for any reason, assessments approved, levied, or otherwise collectible on the date of discontinuance remain valid as necessary to pay the financial obligations of the corporation.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 10.01, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (S.B. 652), Sec. 7.01, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Agric Code § 80.029 (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 80.029. Annual Report

Sec. 80.029.  ANNUAL REPORT.  The board shall issue to the commissioner and the appropriate oversight committee in the house of representatives an annual report detailing its efforts to carry out the purposes of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 10.01, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 80.030 (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 80.030. Exemption From Taxation

Sec. 80.030.  EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.  All payments, contributions, funds, and assessments received or held by the corporation under this chapter are exempt from state or local taxation, levies, sales, and any other process and are unassignable.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 10.01, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 80.031 (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 80.031. Use of Bio-Intensive Controls

Sec. 80.031.  USE OF BIO-INTENSIVE CONTROLS.  (a)  The commissioner shall develop and adopt rules to allow a citrus producer in a suppression program to use biological, botanical, or other nonsynthetic pest control methods.  In developing rules, the commissioner shall consider:(1)  scientific studies and field trials of the effectiveness of a proposed alternative control method;(2)  the feasibility of using a proposed alternative control technique within a particular region;(3)  the degree of monitoring necessary to establish the success of the use of a proposed alternative control; and(4)  methods to prevent the use of substances that would impede the use of alternative controls and the promotion of beneficial insect populations.(b)  A citrus producer that chooses to use an alternative method of control as provided in Subsection (a) shall notify the board.  The board and the citrus producer shall coordinate their actions to prevent the use of substances that would impede the use of alternative controls and the promotion of beneficial insect populations.(c)  The citrus producer shall pay any additional cost of bio-intensive control in addition to any assessment.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 10.01, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 80.032 (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 80.032. Venue

Sec. 80.032.  VENUE.  Venue for an action arising out of this chapter in which the corporation is a party is in Travis County.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 10.01, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 101.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle D - Handling and Marketing of Horticultural Products|Chapter 101 - Handling and Marketing of Perishable Commodities|Section 101.001. Definitions

Sec. 101.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Handle" means buy for resale, sell, offer to sell, process, broker, or ship for the purpose of selling.(2)  "Packer" means a person who prepares or packs perishable commodities for barter, sale, exchange, or shipment.(3)  "Perishable commodity" means fresh produce grown in Texas and generally considered a perishable vegetable or fruit.(4)  "Person" means an individual, partnership, group of persons, corporation, or business unit.(5)  "Producer" means a person who is engaged in the business of growing or producing any perishable commodity.(6)  "Warehouseman" means a person who receives and stores perishable commodities for compensation.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1251, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 358, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Agric Code § 101.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle D - Handling and Marketing of Horticultural Products|Chapter 101 - Handling and Marketing of Perishable Commodities|Section 101.002. Perishable Commodities

Sec. 101.002.  PERISHABLE COMMODITIES.  (a)  This chapter applies to perishable commodities, whether or not packed in ice or held in cold storage, and does not apply to perishable commodities that have been manufactured into an article of food of a different kind or character.(b)  For purposes of this section, the effects of the following operations do not change a perishable commodity into an article of food of a different kind or character:  freezing;  water or steam blanching;  shelling;  chopping;  adding color;  curing;  cutting;  dicing;  drying for the removal of surface moisture;  fumigating;  gassing;  heating for necessary control;  ripening;  coloring;  removal of seeds, pits, stems, calyxes, husks, pods, rinds, skins, peels, or similar items;  trimming;  washing with or without chemicals;  waxing;  adding sugar or other sweetening agents;  adding ascorbic acids or other agents used to retard oxidation;  mixing with several kinds of sliced, chopped, or diced perishable commodities for packaging in any type of container;  or any comparable method of preparation.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1252, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 358, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Agric Code § 101.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle D - Handling and Marketing of Horticultural Products|Chapter 101 - Handling and Marketing of Perishable Commodities|Section 101.003. License Required

Sec. 101.003.  LICENSE REQUIRED.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person may not handle perishable commodities, as owner, agent, or otherwise, without a license or an identification card issued by the department.(b)  This section does not apply to:(1)  a retailer, unless the retailer:(A)  has annual sales of perishable commodities that comprise 50 percent or more of the retailer's total sales; or(B)  employs a buying agent who buys directly from a producer;(2)  a producer who handles or deals exclusively in the producer's own products;(3)  a person shipping less than six standard boxes of citrus fruit in any one separate shipment;(4)  a person who ships a noncommercial shipment of perishable commodities; or(5)  a person who purchases perishable commodities and pays for the perishable commodities in United States currency before or at the time of delivery or taking possession.(c)  A person who purchases perishable commodities without a license, as owner, agent, or otherwise, does not violate this section if the person obtains a license not later than the 30th day after the date the person first purchases perishable commodities.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1252, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 917, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 358, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 5.10, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 101.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle D - Handling and Marketing of Horticultural Products|Chapter 101 - Handling and Marketing of Perishable Commodities|Section 101.004. License or Registration Categories

Sec. 101.004.  LICENSE OR REGISTRATION CATEGORIES.  A person shall apply for a license if the person:(1)  purchases perishable commodities on credit;(2)  takes possession of perishable commodities for consignment or handling on behalf of the producer or owner of the perishable commodities; or(3)  takes possession of perishable commodities for consignment or handling in a manner or under a contract that does not require or result in payment to the producer, seller, or consignor of the full amount of the purchase price in United States currency at the time of delivery or at the time that the perishable commodities pass from the producer, seller, or consignor to the person.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1252, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 917, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 358, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 5.11, eff. September 1, 2009.|