Texas Statutes
Chapter 80 - Official Citrus Producers' Pest and Disease Management Corporation
Section 80.004. Advisory Committees

Sec. 80.004. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. (a) The commissioner may appoint an advisory committee for an existing pest management zone or an area of the state that is to be considered by the commissioner for designation as or inclusion in a pest management zone. The committee shall gather advice, input, and guidance from citrus producers from the area represented by the committee concerning the interest in and concerns about the implementation of this chapter.
(b) Each advisory committee may consider and make recommendations to the commissioner and the corporation concerning:
(1) the geographic boundaries for a proposed pest management zone;
(2) the amount of local interest in operating a suppression program;
(3) the basis and amount of an assessment necessary to support a suppression program;
(4) ongoing implementation of a suppression program approved by growers in a pest management zone; and
(5) any other matter requested by the commissioner or the corporation.
(c) Each advisory committee appointed under this section must include a sufficient number of citrus producers to ensure adequate representation across the pest management zone and other persons as determined by the commissioner.
(d) An advisory committee established under this section is subject to Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 10.01, eff. September 1, 2009.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Agriculture Code

Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products

Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests

Chapter 80 - Official Citrus Producers' Pest and Disease Management Corporation

Section 80.001. Findings and Declaration of Policy

Section 80.002. Designation of Entity to Carry Out Citrus Pest and Disease Control and Suppression

Section 80.003. Definitions

Section 80.004. Advisory Committees

Section 80.005. Creation of Pest Management Zones

Section 80.006. Pest Management Zone Referenda

Section 80.007. Board Elections

Section 80.008. Composition of Board

Section 80.009. Powers of Board and Commissioner

Section 80.010. Board Duties

Section 80.011. Administrative Review

Section 80.012. Contracting

Section 80.013. Board Member Compensation

Section 80.014. Discontinuation of Program and Corporation and Disposition of Funds on Discontinuance

Section 80.015. Assessment Referenda

Section 80.016. Conduct of Board Elections and Referenda; Balloting

Section 80.017. Payment of Assessments; Assessment Liens

Section 80.018. Exemption From Assessment Penalties

Section 80.019. Entry of Premises; Suppression Activities; Inspections

Section 80.020. Authority to Prohibit Planting of Citrus and Require Participation in Suppression Program

Section 80.021. Authority for Destruction or Treatment of Citrus in Pest Management Zones; Compensation Payable

Section 80.022. Authority to Adopt Rules

Section 80.023. Reports

Section 80.024. Documenting Regulated Articles

Section 80.025. Cooperative Programs Authorized

Section 80.026. Organic Citrus Producers

Section 80.027. Penalties

Section 80.028. Dissolution Provision

Section 80.029. Annual Report

Section 80.030. Exemption From Taxation

Section 80.031. Use of Bio-Intensive Controls

Section 80.032. Venue