Sec. 74.0031. COTTON STALK DESTRUCTION. (a) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703), Sec. 56(6), eff. September 1, 2021.
(b) The Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation shall:
(1) conduct a study of the effects of incomplete cotton stalk destruction and volunteer cotton control on boll weevil eradication activities; and
(2) submit annual recommendations to the department and the board of the foundation for a cotton stalk destruction deadline for each pest management zone.
(c) The Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation may consult with its technical advisory committee in fulfilling its duties under Subsection (b).
(d) The department shall set a cotton stalk destruction deadline for each pest management zone, with consideration given to the recommendations of the foundation.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 178 (H.B. 1580), Sec. 2, eff. May 27, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2021.
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