Tex. Agriculture Code § 181.001
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 181.001, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§ 181.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Cooperative association" means any group in which farmers act together in the market preparation, processing, or marketing of farm products or any association organized under Chapter 52 of this code.
(2) "Dairy farmer" means a farmer engaged in the business of producing milk for sale to milk processors directly or through a cooperative association of which the dairy farmer is a member.
(3) "Milk processor" means a person who operates a milk, milk products, or frozen desserts processing plant that is located in Texas.
(4) "Purchase price" means an amount of money, based on estimated butterfat content at the time of delivery, that a milk processor agrees to pay a dairy farmer for a purchase of raw milk.
(1) "Cooperative association" means any group in which farmers act together in the market preparation, processing, or marketing of farm products or any association organized under Chapter 52 of this code.
(2) "Dairy farmer" means a farmer engaged in the business of producing milk for sale to milk processors directly or through a cooperative association of which the dairy farmer is a member.
(3) "Milk processor" means a person who operates a milk, milk products, or frozen desserts processing plant that is located in Texas.
(4) "Purchase price" means an amount of money, based on estimated butterfat content at the time of delivery, that a milk processor agrees to pay a dairy farmer for a purchase of raw milk.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Texas?
Find a Texas lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.