Texas Agriculture Code

§ 72.063 — PUBLIC NUISANCE

AG § 72.063Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Part B. HORTICULTURAL DISEASES AND PESTS · Ch. 72. MEXICAN FRUIT FLY CONTROL · Art. E. PENALTIES

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(a)A person commits an offense if the person:

(1)fails or refuses to clean quarantined premises or dispose of fruit in accordance with Section 72.025(b) of this code; or

(2)maintains host fruit on trees on quarantined premises during the host-free period.

(b)An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

Legislative history

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1170, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 65, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.