Texas Agriculture Code
§ 71.003 — QUARANTINES AROUND PEST-FREE AREAS
AG § 71.003Title 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
Statute text
View on source(a)If the department determines that an insect pest or plant disease of general distribution in this state does not exist in an area, the department may declare the area pest-free and quarantine surrounding areas.
(b)Venue for a case arising under this section is in a county contained in the pest-free area.
Legislative history
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1151, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.