Texas Agriculture Code

§ 71.001 — QUARANTINES AGAINST OUT-OF-STATE DISEASES AND PESTS

AG § 71.001Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Part B. HORTICULTURAL DISEASES AND PESTS · Ch. 71. GENERAL CONTROL · Art. A. INSPECTIONS; QUARANTINES; CONTROL AND ERADICATION ZONES

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If the department determines that a dangerous insect pest or plant disease new to and not widely distributed in this state exists in any area outside the state, the department shall establish a quarantine against the infested area at the boundaries of the state or in other areas within the state.

Legislative history

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1151, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.