Tex. Const. art. I, § 36 · Article 1. BILL OF RIGHTS
RIGHT TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES.
Text — Current through the amendments approved by voters in November 2025
(a) The people have the right to engage in generally accepted farm, ranch, timber production, horticulture, or wildlife management practices on real property they own or lease.
(b) This section does not affect the authority of the legislature to authorize by general law the regulation of generally accepted farm, ranch, timber production, horticulture, or wildlife management practices by:
(1) a state agency or political subdivision when there is clear and convincing evidence that the law or regulation is necessary to protect the public health and safety from imminent danger;
(2) a state agency to prevent a danger to animal health or crop production; or
(3) a state agency or political subdivision to preserve or conserve the natural resources of this state under Section 59, Article XVI, of this constitution.
(c) This section does not affect the authority of the legislature to authorize by general law the use or acquisition of property for a public use, including the development of the natural resources of this state under Section 59, Article XVI, of this constitution.
Notes and commentary — not constitutional text
History
(Added Nov. 7, 2023.)
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- Current through the amendments approved by voters in November 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CN/htm/CN.1.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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