Sec. 71.054. PROTECTION OF CARRIERS FROM LIABILITY; REPORTING OF UNLAWFUL SHIPMENTS. (a) A transportation company or common carrier is not liable for damages to a consignee or consignor for refusing to receive for transportation or refusing to deliver a shipment of a nursery product or florist item that is not accompanied by a tag or certificate required under this subchapter.
(b) A transportation company or common carrier shall immediately report to the department any shipment not accompanied by a tag or certificate required under this subchapter.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1158, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products
Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests
Subchapter B. Inspection of Nursery Products and Florist Items
Section 71.042. Duty of Department; Rules
Section 71.043. Annual Registration
Section 71.046. Treatment or Destruction of Diseased or Infested Plants or Premises
Section 71.047. Expense of Treatment
Section 71.048. Appeal of Notice or Order
Section 71.049. Enforcement of Notice or Order
Section 71.050. Certificate to Accompany Shipment
Section 71.051. Importation Certificates
Section 71.053. Inspection of Shipments
Section 71.054. Protection of Carriers From Liability; Reporting of Unlawful Shipments
Section 71.055. Revocation of Certificate
Section 71.056. Inspection Fees
Section 71.057. Nursery Dealers and Agents; Annual Registration