Tex. Agric. Code § 62.006 · Chapter 62. SEED AND PLANT CERTIFICATION
REGISTRATION OF PLANT BREEDERS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person engaging in the development, maintenance, or production of seed or plants for which standards of genetic purity and identity have been established by the board may apply to the board for registration as a plant breeder. The applicant shall apply on forms prescribed by the board and shall include with the application a registration fee, as determined by the board. To be registered as a plant breeder, a person must satisfy the board that the person is skilled in the science of plant breeding. The board may require skill to be shown by evidence of accomplishments in the field and may require an oral or written examination in the subject.
(b) A certificate of registration is not transferable and is permanent unless revoked as provided in this chapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1135, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 2.24, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.62.htm
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