Sec. 74.003. ESTABLISHMENT OF PEST MANAGEMENT ZONES. (a) Any producer organization authorized under the laws of this state or recognized under department rules and representing cotton producers may petition the commissioner for certification to establish a pest management zone. A pest management zone may include all or part of one or more counties.
(b) Within 15 days following the day on which a petition for certification is received, the commissioner shall determine whether or not to grant certification.
(c) If the commissioner determines that, on the basis of information submitted, the petitioning organization is representative of cotton producers within the boundaries described in the petition and that the petition conforms to the purposes and provisions of this subchapter, the commissioner shall certify that the organization is representative of the producers of the commodity within the described area and is authorized to establish a pest management zone.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703), Sec. 56(6), eff. September 1, 2021.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 957, Sec. 3, eff. June 16, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703), Sec. 56(6), eff. September 1, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products
Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests
Chapter 74 - Cotton Diseases and Pests
Subchapter A. Cotton Pest Control
Section 74.001. Public Nuisance
Section 74.003. Establishment of Pest Management Zones
Section 74.0031. Cotton Stalk Destruction
Section 74.0032. Hostable Cotton Fee
Section 74.004. Destruction of Host Plants
Section 74.0041. Regulation of Planting Dates
Section 74.005. Entry Power; Inspections
Section 74.007. Offenses; Penalty
Section 74.008. Civil Penalty; Injunction
Section 74.009. Cotton Pest Control and Eradication Policy
Section 74.010. Regulation of Cotton Pests; Quarantines