Tex. Agric. Code § 71.001 · Subchapter A. INSPECTIONS; QUARANTINES; CONTROL AND ERADICATION ZONES
QUARANTINES AGAINST OUT-OF-STATE DISEASES AND PESTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
If the department determines that a dangerous insect pest or plant disease new to and not widely distributed in this state exists in any area outside the state, the department shall establish a quarantine against the infested area at the boundaries of the state or in other areas within the state.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1151, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
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.71.htm
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- 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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