Tex. Agriculture Code § 74.1042
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 74.1042, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 74.1042. CREATION OF NONSTATUTORY ERADICATION ZONES.
Official statutory text
(a) The commissioner may by rule designate an area of the state as a proposed eradication zone as long as the area is not within a statutory zone under Section 74.1021 that has approved an eradication program by referendum.
(b) The commissioner may hold a public hearing within the proposed eradication zone to discuss the proposed geographic boundaries of the zone. The public hearing may include any other topics allowed under this subchapter.
(c) After the adoption of a rule under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall conduct a referendum under Section 74.105.
(b) The commissioner may hold a public hearing within the proposed eradication zone to discuss the proposed geographic boundaries of the zone. The public hearing may include any other topics allowed under this subchapter.
(c) After the adoption of a rule under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall conduct a referendum under Section 74.105.
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