Texas Statutes
Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties
Section 12.002. Development of Agriculture

Sec. 12.002. DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE. The department shall encourage the proper development and promotion of agriculture, horticulture, and other industries that grow, process, or produce products in this state.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1017, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 208, Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 265, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2003.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Agriculture Code

Title 2 - Department of Agriculture

Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties

Section 12.001. Execution of Laws

Section 12.0011. Authority to Enter Into Cooperative Agreements

Section 12.0012. Notification

Section 12.002. Development of Agriculture

Section 12.0025. Nutrition Programs

Section 12.0026. Interagency Farm-to-School Coordination Task Force

Section 12.0027. Nutrition Outreach Program

Section 12.0028. Limitation on Sanctions Imposed on School Districts for Sale of Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value

Section 12.0029. Summer Nutrition Programs

Section 12.003. Agricultural Societies

Section 12.006. Development of Domestic and Foreign Markets

Section 12.007. Plant Diseases and Pests

Section 12.010. Correspondence With Government Agencies and Others

Section 12.011. Agricultural Resource Statistics

Section 12.013. Employees

Section 12.0135. Conflict Provisions

Section 12.0144. Fee Schedule

Section 12.0145. Submission of Proposed Fee Schedule

Section 12.015. Cooperation With Texas a & M University and Experiment Stations

Section 12.016. Rules

Section 12.0175. "Go-Texan" Program

Section 12.0176. Cooperation With Certain Commodity Producers Boards

Section 12.0177. Texas Nursery and Floral Account

Section 12.018. Testing

Section 12.020. Administrative Penalties

Section 12.0201. License Sanctions

Section 12.0202. Administrative Hearings

Section 12.0203. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Section 12.0204. Advisory Committees

Section 12.0205. Coordination of Consumer Protection Enforcement With Office of Attorney General

Section 12.021. Fee for Phytosanitation Inspection; Issuance of Certificate

Section 12.022. Authority to Solicit and Accept Gifts, Grants, and Donations

Section 12.023. Expiration of Registration or Licenses

Section 12.024. Late Renewal of License or Registration

Section 12.025. Program Accessibility Plan

Section 12.026. Public Interest Information

Section 12.02601. Complaints

Section 12.0261. Administrative Procedure

Section 12.027. Economic Development Program

Section 12.0271. Rural Economic Development and Investment Program

Section 12.0272. Texas Economic Development Fund

Section 12.0273. Limitations on Loans and Grants From Texas Economic Development Fund

Section 12.028. Competitive Bidding or Advertising

Section 12.029. Minority and Female-Owned Business Contracts

Section 12.031. Advertising, Publications, and Fees

Section 12.032. Cooperation With State Office of Administrative Hearings

Section 12.033. Multiple Licenses

Section 12.034. Refund or Waiver of Fees

Section 12.035. Notice to Examinee

Section 12.036. Licensing Out-of-State Applicants

Section 12.037. Continuing Education

Section 12.038. Office of Rural Affairs

Section 12.039. Certain Wine Produced or Bottled in This State

Section 12.040. Texas Certified Retirement Community Program

Section 12.041. School Breakfast and Lunch Program

Section 12.042. Home-Delivered Meal Grant Program

Section 12.046. Texas Rural Investment Fund

Section 12.047. Use of Technology

Section 12.048. Obtaining Criminal History Record Information

Section 12.050. Trade Agricultural Inspection Grant Program

Section 12.051. Farmer Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Program