Texas Agriculture Code

§ 72.021 — DETERMINATION OF INFESTATION

AG § 72.021Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Part B. HORTICULTURAL DISEASES AND PESTS · Ch. 72. MEXICAN FRUIT FLY CONTROL · Art. C. INFESTATION CONTROL

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(a)If an accredited entomologist finds or knows that the larvae of the Mexican fruit fly exist on premises within a quarantined area, the entomologist shall certify the fact of the infestation to the department.

(b)The department shall determine whether the infestation exists and the extent of the infestation. The department may refer the issue to the citrus quarantine advisory committee of any county in which the premises are located.

Legislative history

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1166, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.