Tex. Agric. Code § 71.151 · Subchapter D. NOXIOUS AND INVASIVE PLANTS
LIST REQUIRED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department by rule shall publish a list of noxious and invasive plant species that have serious potential to cause economic or ecological harm to the state. The department may publish lists of noxious and invasive plant species organized by region.
(b) In preparing or amending a list under this section, the department shall:
(1) consult with representatives from the agriculture industry, the horticulture industry, the Texas Cooperative Extension, the Texas Department of Transportation, the State Soil and Water Conservation Board, and the Parks and Wildlife Department;
(2) consider any available scientific data and economic impact information for each plant species; and
(3) use any standard criteria established by the department.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 618 (H.B. 2313), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
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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