Texas Agriculture Code

§ 71.008 — CONTROL OR ERADICATION ZONE

AG § 71.008Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Part B. HORTICULTURAL DISEASES AND PESTS · Ch. 71. GENERAL CONTROL · Art. A. INSPECTIONS; QUARANTINES; CONTROL AND ERADICATION ZONES

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(a)On request of the commissioners court of any county, the department shall investigate whether a certain insect pest or plant disease exists in the county. Based on that investigation, the department shall make a written report to the commissioners court stating:

(1)the nature of the infestation, if any;

(2)the best known method of controlling or eradicating the pest or disease;

(3)the treatment or method necessary to be applied in each case; and

(4)a detailed description of the method of making, procuring, and applying the recommended preparation or treatment and the time and duration of the treatment.

(b)After receiving the report of the department, the commissioners court may conduct a public hearing on the report. The commissioners court may publish the text of the report and notice of the hearing for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in each area under consideration. The commissioners court shall hold the hearing not less than 15 days after the first day of published notice. Any interested person is entitled to be heard at the hearing.

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Legislative history

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1153, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 369, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1107, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.