Tex. Agric. Code § 73.002 · Chapter 73. CITRUS DISEASES AND PESTS
POLICY.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The state recognizes that the citrus industry is a valuable asset and that citrus fruit and trees are highly susceptible to the ravages of insects, pests, and plant diseases. The state shall use all constitutional measures to protect this industry from destruction by pests and diseases.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1171, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 67, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.73.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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