Texas Agriculture Code

§ 76.001 — DEFINITIONS

AG § 76.001Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Part B. HORTICULTURAL DISEASES AND PESTS · Ch. 76. PESTICIDE AND HERBICIDE REGULATION · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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In this chapter:

(1)"Active ingredient" means:

(A)in the case of a pesticide other than a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant, an ingredient that prevents, destroys, repels, or mitigates a pest;

(B)in the case of a plant regulator, an ingredient that through physiological action accelerates or retards the rate of growth or rate of maturation or otherwise alters the behavior of an ornamental or crop plant or the product of an ornamental or crop plant;

(C)in the case of a defoliant, an ingredient that causes leaves or foliage to drop from a plant; or

(D)in the case of a desiccant, an ingredient that artificially accelerates the drying of plant tissue.

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Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 986 (S.B. 766), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.