Texas Agriculture Code

§ 71.152 — NOXIOUS OR INVASIVE PLANT SALE, DISTRIBUTION, OR IMPORTATION PROHIBITED

AG § 71.152Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Part B. HORTICULTURAL DISEASES AND PESTS · Ch. 71. GENERAL CONTROL · Art. D. NOXIOUS AND INVASIVE PLANTS

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(a)A person commits an offense if the person sells, distributes, or imports into the state a noxious or invasive plant species included on the department's list described under Section 71.151.

(b)An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c)A person commits a separate offense for each noxious or invasive plant item or unit sold, distributed, or imported. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 618 (H.B. 2313), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.