Tex. Agriculture Code § 74.005
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 74.005, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 74.005. ENTRY POWER; INSPECTIONS.
Official statutory text
For the purpose of enforcing this chapter, the department is entitled to:
(1) enter any field of host plants or any premises in which a host plant or its product is stored or held;
(2) examine any product, container, or substance susceptible to cotton pest infestation; and
(3) examine the records of a purchaser, handler, or common carrier of host plant products.
(1) enter any field of host plants or any premises in which a host plant or its product is stored or held;
(2) examine any product, container, or substance susceptible to cotton pest infestation; and
(3) examine the records of a purchaser, handler, or common carrier of host plant products.
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