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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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AGRICULTURE CODE |
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Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS |
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Subtitle B. HORTICULTURAL DISEASES AND PESTS |
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Chapter 71. GENERAL CONTROL |
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Subchapter A. INSPECTIONS; QUARANTINES; CONTROL AND ERADICATION ZONES |
Sec. 71.007. RULES
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(a) In addition to other rules necessary for the protection of agricultural and horticultural interests, the department may adopt rules that:
(1) prevent the selling, moving, or transporting of any plant, plant product, or substance that is found to be infested or found to be from a quarantined area;
(2) provide for the destruction of trees or fruits;
(3) provide for the cleaning or treatment of orchards;
(4) provide for methods of storage;
(5) prevent entry into a pest-free zone of any plant, plant product, or substance found to be dangerous to the agricultural and horticultural interests of the zone;
(6) provide for the maintenance of a host-free period in which certain fruits are not allowed to ripen;
(7) provide for specific treatment of a grove or orchard or of infested or infected plants, plant products, or substances; or
(8) provide for a program to manage or eradicate exotic citrus diseases, including citrus canker and citrus greening.
(b) Rules adopted under Subsection (a)(8) shall establish, based on scientific evidence, when a healthy but suspect citrus plant must be destroyed, and may provide for compensation to an owner of a plant destroyed under this subsection.