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Tex. Agriculture Code § 72.044

This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 72.044, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.

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§ 72.044. INJUNCTIONS; MANDAMUS.

Official statutory text

(a) If a person responsible for execution of an order under Section 72.025(c) of this code fails or refuses, or threatens to fail or refuse, to comply with the order, a resident of the county or part of the county in which Mexican fruit fly control or eradication is being conducted may sue for an injunction to compel that person to place the premises in sanitary conditions in accordance with this chapter. If the court finds that the person responsible for compliance has been served with a written order, that the premises are subject to the order, and that the material allegations in the petition are true, the court shall enter an order commanding the person to comply immediately with the written directions of the department. A person who refuses to comply with the court's order may be punished for contempt of court.

(b) Any resident of this state may sue for an injunction or mandamus to compel compliance with this chapter or to restrain a violation of this chapter. Notice of the hearing to the opposite party may be given under the direction of the court, if the court determines that justice requires the notice.

(c) A court may hear and determine a cause under this section in term or in vacation.

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