Tex. Agric. Code § 12.018 · Chapter 12. POWERS AND DUTIES
TESTING.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) On request of any person, the department may test an agricultural product for aflatoxins. The department may set and charge a fee, as provided by department rule, for each test.
(b) On request of any person, the department may perform laboratory analyses on agricultural products, including testing for pesticide residue, protein content, and milk butterfat content.
(c) The department shall set by rule the fee for each type of laboratory analysis.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1020, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 239, Sec. 56, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 2.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.12.htm
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- sha256 1893da80c3afb8e3c6df037ca863bac56c88bc739e8d9a224214c63f23d8049e
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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