Tex. Agric. Code § 71.051 · Subchapter B. INSPECTION OF NURSERY PRODUCTS AND FLORIST ITEMS
IMPORTATION CERTIFICATES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as otherwise provided by department rule, a person may not ship a nursery product or florist item into this state without first obtaining a certificate of inspection issued by the proper authority of the state from which the shipment originates.
(b) A certificate of inspection from another state must show:
(1) that the nursery product or florist item shipped has been examined by the inspection officers of the originating state;
(2) that the nursery product or florist item is apparently free from dangerous insect pests or contagious diseases; and
(3) if the department requires fumigation or other special treatment, that the nursery product or florist item has been properly fumigated or treated.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by department rule, each car, box, bale, or package of a nursery product or florist item shipped into this state shall bear a tag printed with a copy of the certificate of inspection from the originating state.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1157, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 2.29, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 196, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.71.htm
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