Texas Agriculture Code

§ 61.019 — LOCAL REGULATION OF SEED PROHIBITED

AG § 61.019Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Part A. SEED AND FERTILIZER · Ch. 61. INSPECTION, LABELING, AND SALE OF AGRICULTURAL AND VEGETABLE SEED

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(a)Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided by Subsection (c), a political subdivision may not adopt an order, ordinance, or other measure that regulates agricultural seed, vegetable seed, weed seed, or any other seed in any manner, including planting seed or cultivating plants grown from seed.

(b)An order, ordinance, or other measure adopted by a political subdivision that violates Subsection (a) is void.

(c)A political subdivision may take any action otherwise prohibited by this section to:

(1)comply with any federal or state requirements;

(2)avoid a federal or state penalty or fine;

(3)attain or maintain compliance with federal or state environmental standards, including state water quality standards; or

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 736 (S.B. 1172), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.