Tex. Agriculture Code § 72.002
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 72.002, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 72.002. ADMINISTRATION; RULES.
Official statutory text
(a) The department shall administer this chapter in order to control or eradicate the Mexican fruit fly in this state and to protect all premises in this state from that pest.
(b) The department may adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this chapter.
(b) The department may adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this chapter.
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