Texas Agriculture Code

§ 61.015 — SEIZURE OF SEED NOT IN COMPLIANCE

AG § 61.015Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Part A. SEED AND FERTILIZER · Ch. 61. INSPECTION, LABELING, AND SALE OF AGRICULTURAL AND VEGETABLE SEED

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(a)The department may sue in a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which the seed is located for the seizure of any lot of agricultural or vegetable seed that is not in compliance with this chapter.

(b)If the court finds that the seed is not in compliance with this chapter, the court may condemn the seed. Condemned seed shall be denatured, processed, destroyed, relabeled, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the law of this state.

(c)The court may not condemn the seed unless the owner or custodian of the seed is given the opportunity to apply to the court for the release of the seed or for permission to condition or relabel the seed to bring it into compliance with this chapter.

Legislative history

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1131, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.