Texas Agriculture Code

§ 71.207 — THREAT IDENTIFICATION AND MITIGATION PROGRAM

AG § 71.207Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Part B. HORTICULTURAL DISEASES AND PESTS · Ch. 71. GENERAL CONTROL · Art. E. PLANT PEST AND DISEASE DETECTION AND SURVEILLANCE

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(a)The department shall establish a threat identification and mitigation program to determine and address threats to the domestic production of crops, including specialty crops.

(b)Under the program, the department shall:

(1)develop risk assessments for potential threats from foreign sources to the agricultural industry of this state;

(2)describe the status of plant pests and diseases present or established in this state and management strategies currently employed to contain the spread of those pests and diseases;

(3)collaborate with the State Seed and Plant Board and interested parties; and

(4)implement action plans to assist in preventing the introduction and widespread dissemination of new or highly consequential plant pests and diseases in this state.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 27 (H.B. 2089), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.