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Chapter 61 - Inspection, Labeling, and Sale of Agricultural and Vegetable Seed
Section 61.001. Definitions - Sec. 61.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Agricultural seed" includes...
Section 61.002. Administration; Rules - Sec. 61.002. ADMINISTRATION; RULES. (a) The department shall administer and...
Section 61.003. Classification of Seeds - Sec. 61.003. CLASSIFICATION OF SEEDS. The department by rule may...
Section 61.004. Labeling of Agricultural Seed - Sec. 61.004. LABELING OF AGRICULTURAL SEED. (a) Except as otherwise...
Section 61.005. Labeling of Vegetable Seed - Sec. 61.005. LABELING OF VEGETABLE SEED. (a) Each container of...
Section 61.006. Labeling of Treated Seed - Sec. 61.006. LABELING OF TREATED SEED. (a) Seed that has...
Section 61.007. Certified Seed - Sec. 61.007. CERTIFIED SEED. (a) A person may not sell...
Section 61.008. Noxious Weed Content - Sec. 61.008. NOXIOUS WEED CONTENT. The department by rule may...
Section 61.009. Germination and Purity Testing - Sec. 61.009. GERMINATION AND PURITY TESTING. (a) All agricultural or...
Section 61.010. Inspection of Seed - Sec. 61.010. INSPECTION OF SEED. (a) At the time, place,...
Section 61.011. Agricultural Seed Inspection Fee and Permit - Sec. 61.011. AGRICULTURAL SEED INSPECTION FEE AND PERMIT. (a) A...
Section 61.012. Cancellation or Revocation of Agricultural Seed Permit - Sec. 61.012. CANCELLATION OR REVOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL SEED PERMIT. (a)...
Section 61.013. Vegetable Seed License - Sec. 61.013. VEGETABLE SEED LICENSE. (a) A person may not...
Section 61.0135. Revocation, Modification, or Suspension of License - Sec. 61.0135. REVOCATION, MODIFICATION, OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE. (a) The...
Section 61.014. Stop-Sale Order - Sec. 61.014. STOP-SALE ORDER. (a) If the department has reason...
Section 61.015. Seizure of Seed Not in Compliance - Sec. 61.015. SEIZURE OF SEED NOT IN COMPLIANCE. (a) The...
Section 61.016. Exceptions - Sec. 61.016. EXCEPTIONS. (a) Sections 61.001, 61.003-61.005, and 61.008 of...
Section 61.017. Prosecutions - Sec. 61.017. PROSECUTIONS. (a) If the department has reason to...
Section 61.018. Penalties - Sec. 61.018. PENALTIES. (a) A person commits an offense if...
Section 61.019. Local Regulation of Seed Prohibited - Sec. 61.019. LOCAL REGULATION OF SEED PROHIBITED. (a) Notwithstanding any...
Chapter 62 - Seed and Plant Certification
Section 62.001. Definitions - Sec. 62.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 62.002. State Seed and Plant Board - Sec. 62.002. STATE SEED AND PLANT BOARD. (a) The State...
Section 62.0021. Meetings by Telephone Conference Call - Sec. 62.0021. MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL. (a) Notwithstanding Chapter...
Section 62.0022. Board Conflict of Interest - Sec. 62.0022. BOARD CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) An officer, employee,...
Section 62.0023. Removal of Board Member - Sec. 62.0023. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER. (a) It is a...
Section 62.0024. Standards of Conduct - Sec. 62.0024. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT. The commissioner or the commissioner's...
Section 62.0025. Board Meetings; Administrative Procedure - Sec. 62.0025. BOARD MEETINGS; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. (a) The board shall...
Section 62.0026. Separation of Responsibilities - Sec. 62.0026. SEPARATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. The board shall develop and...
Section 62.0027. Board Member Training - Sec. 62.0027. BOARD MEMBER TRAINING. (a) Before a member of...
Section 62.003. Classes of Certified Seed - Sec. 62.003. CLASSES OF CERTIFIED SEED. (a) The four classes...
Section 62.004. Eligibility for and Standards of Certification - Sec. 62.004. ELIGIBILITY FOR AND STANDARDS OF CERTIFICATION. (a) The...
Section 62.005. Licensing of Producers of Foundation, Registered, or Certified Seed - Sec. 62.005. LICENSING OF PRODUCERS OF FOUNDATION, REGISTERED, OR CERTIFIED...
Section 62.006. Registration of Plant Breeders - Sec. 62.006. REGISTRATION OF PLANT BREEDERS. (a) A person engaging...
Section 62.0065. Notice and Analysis of Examination Results - Sec. 62.0065. NOTICE AND ANALYSIS OF EXAMINATION RESULTS. (a) Not...
Section 62.008. Certification of Seed and Plants - Sec. 62.008. CERTIFICATION OF SEED AND PLANTS. (a) The department...
Section 62.009. Seed and Plants From Outside the State - Sec. 62.009. SEED AND PLANTS FROM OUTSIDE THE STATE. (a)...
Section 62.010. Revocation, Modification, or Suspension of Registration or License - Sec. 62.010. REVOCATION, MODIFICATION, OR SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION OR LICENSE....
Section 62.011. Penalties - Sec. 62.011. PENALTIES. (a) A person commits an offense if...
Chapter 63 - Commercial Fertilizer
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 63.001. Definitions - Sec. 63.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 63.002. Commercial Fertilizer - Sec. 63.002. COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER. (a) Except as otherwise provided by...
Section 63.0025. Certain Analyses Not Guarantee of Nutrient Levels - Sec. 63.0025. CERTAIN ANALYSES NOT GUARANTEE OF NUTRIENT LEVELS. A...
Section 63.003. Administration - Sec. 63.003. ADMINISTRATION. (a) The Texas Feed and Fertilizer Control...
Section 63.004. Rules; Standards - Sec. 63.004. RULES; STANDARDS. Following a public hearing, the service...
Section 63.005. Publications - Sec. 63.005. PUBLICATIONS. (a) At least annually, the service shall...
Section 63.006. Application - Sec. 63.006. APPLICATION. (a) This chapter does not apply to,...
Section 63.007. Effect on Other Law - Sec. 63.007. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. This chapter preempts and...
Subchapter B. Grades
Section 63.021. Grade Statements - Sec. 63.021. GRADE STATEMENTS. Any statement of the grade of...
Subchapter C. Permit and Registration
Section 63.031. Permit and Registration Required - Sec. 63.031. PERMIT AND REGISTRATION REQUIRED. (a) A person may...
Section 63.032. Application for Registration - Sec. 63.032. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION. (a) Each application for registration...
Section 63.033. Term of Permit and Registration - Sec. 63.033. TERM OF PERMIT AND REGISTRATION. A permit or...
Section 63.034. Refusal or Revocation of Permit - Sec. 63.034. REFUSAL OR REVOCATION OF PERMIT. Following notice and...
Section 63.035. Refusal or Revocation of Registration - Sec. 63.035. REFUSAL OR REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION. Following notice and...
Subchapter D. Labeling
Section 63.051. Labeling of Commercial Fertilizer - Sec. 63.051. LABELING OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER. (a) Except as provided...
Section 63.052. Misleading Label - Sec. 63.052. MISLEADING LABEL. The label of a commercial fertilizer...
Section 63.053. Labeling of Customer-Formula Fertilizer - Sec. 63.053. LABELING OF CUSTOMER-FORMULA FERTILIZER. A person distributing customer-formula...
Section 63.054. General Label Restrictions - Sec. 63.054. GENERAL LABEL RESTRICTIONS. Except as authorized by this...
Subchapter E. Fees
Section 63.071. Inspection Fee - Sec. 63.071. INSPECTION FEE. (a) For each state fiscal year,...
Section 63.072. Tonnage Report and Inspection Fee Payment - Sec. 63.072. TONNAGE REPORT AND INSPECTION FEE PAYMENT. (a) The...
Section 63.073. Penalty for Late Filing or Payment - Sec. 63.073. PENALTY FOR LATE FILING OR PAYMENT. (a) If...
Section 63.074. Records; Additional Reports; Audits - Sec. 63.074. RECORDS; ADDITIONAL REPORTS; AUDITS. (a) For the purpose...
Section 63.075. Disposition and Use of Fees - Sec. 63.075. DISPOSITION AND USE OF FEES. (a) The service...
Subchapter F. Inspection, Sampling, and Analysis
Section 63.091. Inspection and Sampling; Entry Power - Sec. 63.091. INSPECTION AND SAMPLING; ENTRY POWER. In order to...
Section 63.092. Procedure for Sampling and Analysis - Sec. 63.092. PROCEDURE FOR SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS. The service by...
Section 63.093. Identification of Sample - Sec. 63.093. IDENTIFICATION OF SAMPLE. (a) Each sample taken shall...
Section 63.094. Independent Analysis of Sample - Sec. 63.094. INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF SAMPLE. (a) If the service...
Section 63.095. Testing of Samples on Request - Sec. 63.095. TESTING OF SAMPLES ON REQUEST. In accordance with...
Subchapter G. Enforcement; Remedies
Section 63.121. Stop-Sale Order - Sec. 63.121. STOP-SALE ORDER. (a) If the service has reasonable...
Section 63.122. Condemnation of Fertilizer - Sec. 63.122. CONDEMNATION OF FERTILIZER. (a) If, after examination and...
Section 63.123. Warnings - Sec. 63.123. WARNINGS. If the service determines that a violation...
Section 63.124. Injunction - Sec. 63.124. INJUNCTION. (a) The service may sue in the...
Section 63.125. Suit to Recover Fees - Sec. 63.125. SUIT TO RECOVER FEES. The service may sue...
Section 63.126. Prosecutions - Sec. 63.126. PROSECUTIONS. Each district attorney, criminal district attorney, or...
Section 63.127. Venue for Civil and Criminal Actions - Sec. 63.127. VENUE FOR CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ACTIONS. Except as...
Section 63.128. Appeal of Administrative Order or Ruling - Sec. 63.128. APPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER OR RULING. (a) A...
Subchapter H. Penalties
Section 63.141. General Penalty - Sec. 63.141. GENERAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...
Section 63.142. Distribution of Misbranded Fertilizer - Sec. 63.142. DISTRIBUTION OF MISBRANDED FERTILIZER. (a) A person commits...
Section 63.143. Distribution of Adulterated Fertilizer - Sec. 63.143. DISTRIBUTION OF ADULTERATED FERTILIZER. (a) A person commits...
Section 63.144. Distribution of Commercial Fertilizer Without Registration, Labeling, or Payment of Inspection Fee - Sec. 63.144. DISTRIBUTION OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER WITHOUT REGISTRATION, LABELING, OR...
Section 63.145. Refusal of Inspection or Sampling - Sec. 63.145. REFUSAL OF INSPECTION OR SAMPLING. (a) A person...
Section 63.146. Refusal to Pay Inspection Fee or Submit Records - Sec. 63.146. REFUSAL TO PAY INSPECTION FEE OR SUBMIT RECORDS....
Subchapter I. Ammonium Nitrate
Section 63.151. Definitions - Sec. 63.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Ammonium nitrate" means...
Section 63.152. Registration Required - Sec. 63.152. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. (a) A person may not produce,...
Section 63.153. Security Requirements - Sec. 63.153. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS. A person who engages in the...
Section 63.154. Sale of Ammonium Nitrate - Sec. 63.154. SALE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE. (a) Before completing a...
Section 63.155. Maintenance of Records - Sec. 63.155. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS. A person who offers to...
Section 63.156. Suspension of Registration - Sec. 63.156. SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION. If the service finds that...
Section 63.157. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 63.157. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...
Section 63.158. Fire Prevention at Ammonium Nitrate Storage Facilities - Sec. 63.158. FIRE PREVENTION AT AMMONIUM NITRATE STORAGE FACILITIES. (a)...
Chapter 64 - Arbitration of Seed Performance Disputes
Section 64.001. Applicability - Sec. 64.001. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to claims or...
Section 64.002. Requirement of Arbitration - Sec. 64.002. REQUIREMENT OF ARBITRATION. (a) When a purchaser of...
Section 64.003. Notice of Arbitration Requirement - Sec. 64.003. NOTICE OF ARBITRATION REQUIREMENT. (a) Conspicuous language calling...
Section 64.004. Effect of Arbitration - Sec. 64.004. EFFECT OF ARBITRATION. In any litigation involving a...
Section 64.005. Arbitration Board - Sec. 64.005. ARBITRATION BOARD. (a) The State Seed and Plant...
Section 64.006. Arbitration Procedures - Sec. 64.006. ARBITRATION PROCEDURES. (a) A purchaser may begin arbitration...
Section 64.0065. Effect of Noncompliance - Sec. 64.0065. EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE. The arbitration board may dismiss...
Section 64.007. Department Rules - Sec. 64.007. DEPARTMENT RULES. The department may adopt rules necessary...