Sec. 62.0022. BOARD CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) An officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of agriculture may not be a member of the board.
(b) A person who is the spouse of an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of agriculture may not be a member of the board.
(c) For the purposes of this section, a Texas trade association is a nonprofit, cooperative, and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.
(d) A person may not serve as a member of the board or act as the general counsel to the board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 1.18, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products
Subtitle A - Seed and Fertilizer
Chapter 62 - Seed and Plant Certification
Section 62.002. State Seed and Plant Board
Section 62.0021. Meetings by Telephone Conference Call
Section 62.0022. Board Conflict of Interest
Section 62.0023. Removal of Board Member
Section 62.0024. Standards of Conduct
Section 62.0025. Board Meetings; Administrative Procedure
Section 62.0026. Separation of Responsibilities
Section 62.0027. Board Member Training
Section 62.003. Classes of Certified Seed
Section 62.004. Eligibility for and Standards of Certification
Section 62.005. Licensing of Producers of Foundation, Registered, or Certified Seed
Section 62.006. Registration of Plant Breeders
Section 62.0065. Notice and Analysis of Examination Results
Section 62.008. Certification of Seed and Plants
Section 62.009. Seed and Plants From Outside the State
Section 62.010. Revocation, Modification, or Suspension of Registration or License