Texas Agriculture Code

§ 102.160 — APPROVAL BY PRODUCERS AND HANDLERS

AG § 102.160Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Part D. HANDLING AND MARKETING OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Ch. 102. HANDLING AND MARKETING OF CITRUS FRUIT · Art. C. CITRUS MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND LICENSES

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(a)A license may not be issued until:

(1)assented to in writing by:

(A)51 percent of the total number of handlers of the citrus fruit; or

(B)the handlers of at least 51 percent of the total volume of the citrus fruit covered by the license; and

(2)the department determines that the issuance of the license is approved by:

(A)66-2/3 percent of the producers who, during a representative period determined by the department, have been engaged in the production of the citrus fruit in commercial quantities in the area covered by the license; or

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Legislative history

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1270, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.