Sec. 74.005. ENTRY POWER; INSPECTIONS. For the purpose of enforcing this chapter, the department is entitled to:
(1) enter any field of host plants or any premises in which a host plant or its product is stored or held;
(2) examine any product, container, or substance susceptible to cotton pest infestation; and
(3) examine the records of a purchaser, handler, or common carrier of host plant products.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 957, Sec. 5, eff. June 16, 1995.
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