Texas Agriculture Code
§ 76.104 — AGENCY RULES FOR APPLICATION OF A PESTICIDE
AG § 76.104Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Part B. HORTICULTURAL DISEASES AND PESTS · Ch. 76. PESTICIDE AND HERBICIDE REGULATION · Art. E. USE AND APPLICATION
Statute text
View on source(a)The head of each regulatory agency may, after notice and public hearing, adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this subchapter for which the agency is responsible.
(b)Rules adopted under this section may:
(1)prescribe methods to be used in the application of a restricted-use or state-limited-use pesticide or regulated herbicide;
(2)relate to the time, place, manner, method, amount, or concentration of pesticide application or to the materials used in pesticide application; and
(3)restrict or prohibit use of a restricted-use or state-limited-use pesticide or regulated herbicide in designated areas during specific periods of time.
(c)A regulatory agency may adopt a rule under this section only after consideration of precautions or restrictions necessary to prevent unreasonable risk to man or the environment, taking into account the economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits of the use of the pesticide.
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Legislative history
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1197, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1369, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.