Tex. Agriculture Code § 61.002
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 61.002, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 61.002. ADMINISTRATION; RULES.
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(a) The department shall administer and enforce this chapter and may employ qualified persons and incur expenses as necessary in performing those duties. The number of persons employed shall be set in the General Appropriations Act.
(b) The department may adopt rules as necessary for the efficient enforcement of this chapter. Before adopting rules under this chapter, the department shall conduct a public hearing on the proposed rule or amendment.
(c) The department may establish and maintain or provide for seed testing facilities as necessary to administer this chapter.
(d) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 978, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
(e) The department may cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture in the enforcement of seed law.
(b) The department may adopt rules as necessary for the efficient enforcement of this chapter. Before adopting rules under this chapter, the department shall conduct a public hearing on the proposed rule or amendment.
(c) The department may establish and maintain or provide for seed testing facilities as necessary to administer this chapter.
(d) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 978, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
(e) The department may cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture in the enforcement of seed law.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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