Texas Agriculture Code

§ 80.015 — ASSESSMENT REFERENDA

AG § 80.015Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Part B. HORTICULTURAL DISEASES AND PESTS · Ch. 80. OFFICIAL CITRUS PRODUCERS' PEST AND DISEASE

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(a)The commissioner shall propose the assessment needed in each pest management zone to ensure the stability of the citrus industry by suppressing the public nuisance caused by pests.

(b)The commissioner shall propose in a referendum the:

(1)maximum assessment to be paid by citrus producers in the pest management zone; and

(2)time for which the assessment will be made.

(c)With the commissioner's approval, the corporation may make an assessment in a pest management zone at a level less than the assessment approved by the referendum.

(d)The commissioner shall conduct an assessment referendum under the procedures provided by Section 80.016.

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Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 1494), Sec. 5.02, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 29 (S.B. 1749), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.