Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
AGRICULTURE CODE |
Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS |
Subtitle B. HORTICULTURAL DISEASES AND PESTS |
Chapter 71. GENERAL CONTROL |
Subchapter B. INSPECTION OF NURSERY PRODUCTS AND FLORIST ITEMS |
Sec. 71.054. PROTECTION OF CARRIERS FROM LIABILITY; REPORTING OF UNLAWFUL SHIPMENTS
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(a) A transportation company or common carrier is not liable for damages to a consignee or consignor for refusing to receive for transportation or refusing to deliver a shipment of a nursery product or florist item that is not accompanied by a tag or certificate required under this subchapter.
(b) A transportation company or common carrier shall immediately report to the department any shipment not accompanied by a tag or certificate required under this subchapter.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1158, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.