(a) In addition to other rules necessary for the protection of agricultural and horticultural interests, the department may adopt rules that: (1) prevent the selling, moving, or transporting of any plant, plant product, or substance that is found to be infested or found to be from a quarantined area;(2) provide for the destruction of trees or fruits;(3) provide for the cleaning or treatment of orchards;(4) provide for methods of storage;(5) prevent entry into a pest-free zone of any plant, plant product, or substance found to be dangerous to the agricultural and horticultural interests of the zone;(6) provide for the maintenance of a host-free period in which certain fruits are not allowed to ripen;(7) provide for specific treatment of a grove or orchard or of infested or infected plants, plant products, or substances; or(8) provide for a program to manage or eradicate exotic citrus diseases, including citrus canker and citrus greening.(b) Rules adopted under Subsection (a)(8) shall establish, based on scientific evidence, when a healthy but suspect citrus plant must be destroyed, and may provide for compensation to an owner of a plant destroyed under this subsection.Tex. Agric. Code § 71.007
Amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1050, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2009. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1152, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1981.Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 242, ch. 22, art. II, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/1981.