Tex. Agriculture Code § 18.010
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 18.010, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 18.010. STOP-SALE ORDER.
Official statutory text
(a) If an organic agricultural product is being sold or distributed in violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter, the department may issue a written order to stop the sale or distribution of the product by a person in control of the product. The product named in the order may not be sold or distributed while labeled, marketed, advertised, or otherwise represented as "organic" until:
(1) permitted by a court under Subsection (b); or
(2) the department determines that the sale or distribution of the product is in compliance with this subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter.
(b) A person in control of the product named in the order may bring suit in a court in the county where the product is located. After a hearing, the court may permit the product to be sold if the court finds the product is not being sold in violation of this subchapter or a department rule issued under this subchapter.
(c) This section does not limit the department's right to act under another section of this subchapter.
(1) permitted by a court under Subsection (b); or
(2) the department determines that the sale or distribution of the product is in compliance with this subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter.
(b) A person in control of the product named in the order may bring suit in a court in the county where the product is located. After a hearing, the court may permit the product to be sold if the court finds the product is not being sold in violation of this subchapter or a department rule issued under this subchapter.
(c) This section does not limit the department's right to act under another section of this subchapter.
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