Sec. 74.007. OFFENSES; PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) violates a proclamation or a rule or restriction adopted under this subchapter;
(2) brings into this state any equipment or material contaminated with cotton pests; or
(3) fails to comply with a rule adopted for the control and direction of host plant growing.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 72, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 957, Sec. 6, 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