Sec. 46.004. ELIGIBLE APPLICANT

An eligible applicant must be:

(1) a state or regional organization or board that promotes the marketing and sale of Texas agricultural products and does not stand to profit directly from specific sales of agricultural commodities;

(2) a cooperative organization, as defined by department rule;

(3) a state agency or board that promotes the marketing and sale of agricultural commodities;

(4) a national organization or board that represents Texas producers and promotes the marketing and sale of Texas agricultural products;

(5) an eligible small business, as defined by department rule; or

(6) any other entity that promotes the marketing and sale of Texas agricultural products, as determined by the department.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 186, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.