Texas Agriculture Code

§ 95.014 — BOND

AG § 95.014Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Part C. GRADING, PACKING, AND INSPECTING HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Ch. 95. CITRUS FRUIT COLORING MATTER · Art. B. MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR USE OF COLORING MATTER

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(a)A person who obtains a license under Section 95.012 of this code may not exercise the license until the person executes a bond in the amount of $5,000 payable to the governor and conditioned on the coloring matter being free from an ingredient that is harmful to the quality of citrus fruit or to health.

(b)A bond shall be cash or a surety bond cosigned by a surety company that is authorized to do business in this state.

(c)The department shall approve the form of bond.

(d)The aggregate liability on a bond may not exceed $5,000.

(e)A person who has a claim against the bond may bring an action against the principal and the surety, jointly and severally. A judgment obtained against either the principal or surety, or both, shall include costs.

Legislative history

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1248, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.