Tex. Agriculture Code § 72.063
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 72.063, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 72.063. PUBLIC NUISANCE.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) fails or refuses to clean quarantined premises or dispose of fruit in accordance with Section 72.025(b) of this code; or
(2) maintains host fruit on trees on quarantined premises during the host-free period.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
(1) fails or refuses to clean quarantined premises or dispose of fruit in accordance with Section 72.025(b) of this code; or
(2) maintains host fruit on trees on quarantined premises during the host-free period.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
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