Texas Agriculture Code
§ 18.003 — ORGANIC CERTIFICATION
AG § 18.003Title 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE · Ch. 18. CERTIFICATION AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT STANDARDS · Art. A. ORGANIC STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION
Statute text
View on source(a)The department may certify each person who produces, processes, distributes, or handles an organic agricultural product in this state.
(b)A person may apply for any required certification under this subchapter by submitting the following, as prescribed by department rule:
(1)an application for certification;
(2)a plan for production, processing, distribution, or handling of organic agricultural products; and
(3)a fee.
(c)The department by rule may require a person certified under this subchapter to submit an annual report of that person's production, processing, distribution, or handling of organic agricultural products, along with an annual reporting fee.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 650, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 2.17, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 425, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1288, Sec. 3, eff. June 21, 2003.