Tex. Agric. Code § 91.005 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department may enter into cooperative agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture, or with any Texas firm, corporation, or association to carry out shipping point and receiving market inspections under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. Section 1621 et seq.). An agreement also may provide for the certification of grades of fruits, nuts, and vegetables under this chapter.
(b) The department also may enter into cooperative agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture or with federal administrative committees established by the United States Department of Agriculture under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. Section 671 et seq.) to administer and enforce marketing orders and programs.
(c) In addition to the grades established by this chapter, the department may adopt the United States standards for the fruits, nuts, and vegetables grown in this state by entering into a cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. Section 1621 et seq.), or the department may adopt rules concerning the grades, grading, or regulation of fruits, nuts, and vegetables.
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History
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1221, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 323, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
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