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TX Agric Code § 60.126 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter F. Assessments|Section 60.126. Assessment Roll

Sec. 60.126.  ASSESSMENT ROLL.  (a)  The board shall prepare and maintain an assessment roll showing the assessment against each parcel of real property and against all applicable agricultural products and the board's basis for the assessment.(b)  The board shall allow the public to inspect the assessment roll.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.127 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter F. Assessments|Section 60.127. Interest on Assessments; Lien

Sec. 60.127.  INTEREST ON ASSESSMENTS;  LIEN.  (a)  An assessment, including an assessment resulting from an addition or correction to the assessment roll, penalties and interest on an assessment, assessment collection expenses, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district in collecting an assessment are:(1)  a first and prior lien against the property or agricultural product assessed;(2)  superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes;  and(3)  the personal liability of and charge against the owners of the property or the agricultural product when the assessment was made, even if the owners are not named in an assessment proceeding.(b)  The lien is effective from the date of the order imposing the assessment until the assessment and any related penalties, interest, collection expenses, or attorney's fees are paid.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.128 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter F. Assessments|Section 60.128. Mistakes

Sec. 60.128.  MISTAKES.  After notice and hearing in the manner required for an original assessment, the board may impose an assessment to correct a mistake in the assessment:(1)  relating to the total cost of the assessment;  or(2)  covering a delinquency or collection costs.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.129 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter F. Assessments|Section 60.129. Notice of Hearing

Sec. 60.129.  NOTICE OF HEARING.  (a)  In addition to other notice required by law, the board shall provide notice of an assessment hearing in a newspaper with general circulation in the district.  The publication must be made not later than the 14th day before the date of the hearing.(b)  The notice must include the:(1)  time and place of the hearing;(2)  purpose of the proposed assessment;(3)  estimated cost of the purpose for which the assessment is proposed, including interest during construction and associated financing costs;  and(4)  proposed assessment method.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.130 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter F. Assessments|Section 60.130. Conduct of Hearing

Sec. 60.130.  CONDUCT OF HEARING.  (a)  A hearing on a proposed assessment may be adjourned from time to time.(b)  If a hearings examiner conducts the hearing, the examiner shall file with the board a report on the examiner's findings under Subsection (d). (c)  The board or hearings examiner shall hear and rule on all objections to a proposed assessment raised at the hearing by an owner of real property that would be subject to the assessment or on which agricultural products subject to the assessment are produced.(d)  The board or hearings examiner shall make findings relating to the:(1)  advisability of the assessment, including the purpose of the assessment;(2)  estimated cost of the assessment;(3)  area benefited by the assessment;(4)  method of assessment;  and(5)  method and time for payment of the assessment.(e)  After receiving or issuing the findings required by Subsection (d), the board by order:(1)  shall:(A)  impose the assessment as a special assessment on the property or on the agricultural products;  and(B)  specify the method of payment on the assessment;  and(2)  may:(A)  amend a proposed assessment;(B)  require an assessment to be paid in periodic installments, including interest;(C)  require an interest charge or penalty for a failure to make timely payment;  or(D)  charge an amount to cover a delinquency or collection expense.(f)  If the board orders that an assessment may be paid in periodic installments, the installments must:(1)  be in amounts sufficient to meet the annual costs of the project or service for which the assessment is imposed;  and(2)  continue for the number of years required to retire the indebtedness or pay for the project or service for which the assessment is imposed.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.131 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter F. Assessments|Section 60.131. Rehearing

Sec. 60.131.  REHEARING.  On petition of a property owner contesting an assessment of the owner's real property or agricultural products received not later than the 30th day after the date the assessment order is issued, the board may hold an additional hearing to consider the assessment order.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.132 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter F. Assessments|Section 60.132. Filing of Notice of Assessment

Sec. 60.132.  FILING OF NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.  Not later than the 30th day after the date on which an assessment order is issued, the district shall file a notice of the assessment in the deed records of the county in which the real property to be assessed, or on which the agricultural product to be assessed is produced, is located.  The notice must:(1)  provide a description of the real property or the agricultural products that are subject to the assessment;(2)  state the name of the owner of the real property or the agricultural products subject to the assessment;  and(3)  describe how to contact the district for further information about the assessment.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.133 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter F. Assessments|Section 60.133. Appeal of Individual Assessment

Sec. 60.133.  APPEAL OF INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT.  (a)  A real property owner or a person who owns an agricultural product against which an assessment is imposed may appeal the assessment to a district court in the county in which the real property assessed, or on which the agricultural product is produced, is located.(b)  The owner must file the notice of appeal with the court not later than the 30th day after the person receives a bill or other notice of the assessment.(c)  The court shall review the appeal by trial de novo.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.134 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter F. Assessments|Section 60.134. Assessment After Appeal

Sec. 60.134.  ASSESSMENT AFTER APPEAL.  If the court holds that an assessment is invalid, the board may impose a new assessment in accordance with this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter G. Dissolution|Section 60.151. Dissolution

Sec. 60.151.  DISSOLUTION.  The district dissolves if:(1)  a majority of the board votes for dissolution;  and(2)  all district debts and obligations have been discharged.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter G. Dissolution|Section 60.152. Disposition of Property of Dissolved District

Sec. 60.152.  DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY OF DISSOLVED DISTRICT.  Prior to dissolution, the board may sell its property.  If the purchaser of any district property is not a governmental entity, purchase by the person renders the agricultural facility or other property ineligible to issue tax-exempt securities, to impose assessments, or to be eligible for tax-exempt status.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 61.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle A - Seed and Fertilizer|Chapter 61 - Inspection, Labeling, and Sale of Agricultural and Vegetable Seed|Section 61.001. Definitions

Sec. 61.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Agricultural seed" includes the seed of any grass, forage, cereal, or fiber crop, any other kind of seed commonly recognized in this state as agricultural or field seed, and any mixture of those seeds.(2)  "Vegetable seed" includes the seed of any crop that is grown in a garden or on a truck farm and is generally known and sold in this state under the name of vegetable seed.(3)  "Advertisement" means a representation, other than that on a label, disseminated in any manner or by any means and relating to seed within the scope of this chapter.(4)  "Labeling" includes any written, printed, or graphic representation in any form, including a label or an invoice, accompanying and pertaining to seed in bulk or containers.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1126, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 61.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle A - Seed and Fertilizer|Chapter 61 - Inspection, Labeling, and Sale of Agricultural and Vegetable Seed|Section 61.002. Administration; Rules

Sec. 61.002.  ADMINISTRATION;  RULES.  (a)  The department shall administer and enforce this chapter and may employ qualified persons and incur expenses as necessary in performing those duties.  The number of persons employed shall be set in the General Appropriations Act.(b)  The department may adopt rules as necessary for the efficient enforcement of this chapter.  Before adopting rules under this chapter, the department shall conduct a public hearing on the proposed rule or amendment.(c)  The department may establish and maintain or provide for seed testing facilities as necessary to administer this chapter.(d)  Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 978, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.(e)  The department may cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture in the enforcement of seed law.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1127, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 978, Sec. 1, 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Agric Code § 61.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle A - Seed and Fertilizer|Chapter 61 - Inspection, Labeling, and Sale of Agricultural and Vegetable Seed|Section 61.003. Classification of Seeds

Sec. 61.003.  CLASSIFICATION OF SEEDS.  The department by rule may classify and define types, kinds, classes, genera, species, subspecies, hybrids, and varieties of agricultural, vegetable, and weed seeds for the purposes of this chapter.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1127, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 61.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle A - Seed and Fertilizer|Chapter 61 - Inspection, Labeling, and Sale of Agricultural and Vegetable Seed|Section 61.005. Labeling of Vegetable Seed

Sec. 61.005.  LABELING OF VEGETABLE SEED.  (a)  Each container of vegetable seed that is sold or offered or exposed for sale in this state shall bear or have attached in a conspicuous place a plainly written or printed label in English that provides the information relating to the contents of the container required by this section.(b)  If the container weighs one pound or more, the label shall show:(1)  the name of each kind and variety of vegetable seed component present in excess of five percent of the whole and the percentage by weight of each in order of predominance;(2)  the kind and variety of seed;(3)  the lot number or other lot identification;(4)  the germination and the date of the test to determine germination;(5)  the name and number of noxious weed seeds per pound;  and(6)  the name and address of the person who labeled the seed.(c)  If the container weighs less than one pound, the label shall show:(1)  the kind and variety of seed;(2)  the calendar month and year of the germination test or the year for which the seed was packaged;(3)  if the percentage of germination is less than the standard prescribed by rule:(A)  the percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seed;(B)  the percentage of hard seed;  and(C)  the words "Below Standard" printed in a size not smaller than eight-point type;  and(4)  the name and address of the person who labeled the seed.(d)  The labeling requirements of this section are met if the seed is weighed from a properly labeled container in the presence of the purchaser.(e)  The department by rule may provide that a label show an expiration date in lieu of:(1)  the calendar month and year of a germination test;  or(2)  the year for which the seed was packaged.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1128, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 151, Sec. 2, eff. May 24, 1985.|
TX Agric Code § 61.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle A - Seed and Fertilizer|Chapter 61 - Inspection, Labeling, and Sale of Agricultural and Vegetable Seed|Section 61.006. Labeling of Treated Seed

Sec. 61.006.  LABELING OF TREATED SEED.  (a)  Seed that has been subjected to a treatment, or to which a substance has been applied, for the purpose of reducing, controlling, or repelling disease organisms, insects, or other pests that attack seeds or seedlings shall be labeled in accordance with rules of the department.(b)  The public hearing required by Section 61.002 of this code for rulemaking under this section shall be conducted in Austin.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1128, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 61.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle A - Seed and Fertilizer|Chapter 61 - Inspection, Labeling, and Sale of Agricultural and Vegetable Seed|Section 61.007. Certified Seed

Sec. 61.007.  CERTIFIED SEED.  (a)  A person may not sell or offer, expose, or transport for sale agricultural or vegetable seed that is represented by labeling or an advertisement to be certified seed unless:(1)  a seed certifying agency has determined that the seed conforms to standards of purity and identity as to kind, species, subspecies, or variety in accordance with the rules of the certifying agency;  and(2)  the seed bears an official label issued by a seed certifying agency certifying that the seed is of a specific class, kind, species, subspecies, or variety.(b)  A person may not sell or offer, expose, or transport for sale seed labeled by variety name but not certified by an official seed certifying agency if it is a variety required by federal law to be sold only as a class of certified seed, except that seed from a certified lot may be labeled by variety name if used in a mixture by, or with the approval of, the owner of the variety.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1129, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 61.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle A - Seed and Fertilizer|Chapter 61 - Inspection, Labeling, and Sale of Agricultural and Vegetable Seed|Section 61.008. Noxious Weed Content

Sec. 61.008.  NOXIOUS WEED CONTENT.  The department by rule may classify noxious weeds and establish the rate allowed or prohibit the inclusion of a noxious weed in a container of agricultural or vegetable seed.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1129, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 61.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle A - Seed and Fertilizer|Chapter 61 - Inspection, Labeling, and Sale of Agricultural and Vegetable Seed|Section 61.009. Germination and Purity Testing

Sec. 61.009.  GERMINATION AND PURITY TESTING.  (a)  All agricultural or vegetable seed sold or offered, exposed, or transported for sale in this state shall be tested to determine the percentage of germination.(b)  Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the germination test shall be performed within nine months, not including the calendar month in which the test was completed, immediately prior to being sold or offered, exposed, or transported for sale.  The department by rule may designate a period of time longer than nine months if the department finds that the seed is packaged in a container or under conditions that will maintain the viability of the seed under ordinary conditions of handling during the longer period of time.(c)  At the request of a farmer or dealer, the department may conduct or provide for the testing of seed for purity and germination.  The department may fix by rule and collect fees for tests made under this subsection.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1129, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 61.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle A - Seed and Fertilizer|Chapter 61 - Inspection, Labeling, and Sale of Agricultural and Vegetable Seed|Section 61.010. Inspection of Seed

Sec. 61.010.  INSPECTION OF SEED.  (a)  At the time, place, and to the extent the department considers necessary, the department shall sample, inspect, analyze, and test agricultural and vegetable seed transported, sold, or offered or exposed for sale in this state for sowing purposes in order to determine if the seed is in compliance with this chapter.  The department shall promptly notify of any violation the person who transported, sold, or offered or exposed the seed for sale.(b)  The department shall adopt rules governing the methods of sampling, inspection, analysis, and testing and the tolerances to be allowed in the administration of this chapter.  The rules adopted shall be in general accord with officially prescribed practice in interstate commerce.(c)  In order to gain access to seed or to records from authorized personnel, the department is entitled to enter any public or private premises during regular business hours or any land, water, or air conveyance at any time when the conveyance is accessible.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1129, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 61.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle A - Seed and Fertilizer|Chapter 61 - Inspection, Labeling, and Sale of Agricultural and Vegetable Seed|Section 61.012. Cancellation or Revocation of Agricultural Seed Permit

Sec. 61.012.  CANCELLATION OR REVOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL SEED PERMIT.  (a)  The department may cancel an agricultural seed permit issued under Section 61.011(c) of this code if the permittee fails to observe the rules adopted, to file a report required, or to pay a fee required under that section.(b)  The department shall revoke the permit of any person who fails either to maintain records in this state or to pay for an out-of-state audit under Section 61.011(e) of this code.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1131, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 61.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle A - Seed and Fertilizer|Chapter 61 - Inspection, Labeling, and Sale of Agricultural and Vegetable Seed|Section 61.013. Vegetable Seed License

Sec. 61.013.  VEGETABLE SEED LICENSE.  (a)  A person may not sell or offer, expose, or otherwise distribute for sale vegetable seed for planting purposes in this state unless the person possesses a valid vegetable seed license issued under this section.(b)  The department may fix by rule and collect a fee for the issuance of a vegetable seed license.(c)  An applicant for a vegetable seed license shall apply for the license on forms prescribed by the department.(d)  A vegetable seed license expires on the first anniversary of the date on which it was issued or renewed.(e)  A person who sells or offers, exposes, or otherwise distributes for sale vegetable seed in containers bearing the name and address of a licensee under this section is not required to be licensed under this section.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1131, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 44 (H.B. 901), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Agric Code § 61.0135 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products|Subtitle A - Seed and Fertilizer|Chapter 61 - Inspection, Labeling, and Sale of Agricultural and Vegetable Seed|Section 61.0135. Revocation, Modification, or Suspension of License

Sec. 61.0135.  REVOCATION, MODIFICATION, OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE.  (a)  The department shall revoke, modify, or suspend a license, assess an administrative penalty, place on probation a person whose license has been suspended, or reprimand a licensee for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted by the department under this chapter.(b)  If a license suspension is probated, the department may require the person to:(1)  report regularly to the department on matters that are the basis of the probation;(2)  limit practice to the areas prescribed by the department;  or(3)  continue or renew professional education until the person attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the department in those areas that are the basis of the probation.(c)  If the department proposes to revoke, modify, or suspend a person's license, the person is entitled to a hearing conducted under Section 12.032.  The decision of the department is appealable in the same manner as provided for contested cases under Chapter 2001, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 3.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|