Section 80.020 - Authority to Prohibit Planting of Citrus and Require Participation in Suppression Program(a) The commissioner may adopt reasonable rules regarding areas where citrus may not be planted in a pest management zone if there is reason to believe planting will jeopardize the success of the program or present a hazard to public health or safety.(b) The commissioner may adopt rules requiring all growers of citrus in a pest management zone to participate in a pest suppression program and growers of commercial citrus to participate in pest and disease management programs that include cost sharing as required by the rules.(c) Notice of a prohibition or requirement shall be given by publication for one day each week for three successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the affected area.(d) The commissioner may adopt a reasonable schedule of penalty fees to be assessed against growers in a designated pest management zone who do not meet the requirements of the rules issued by the commissioner relating to reporting of acreage and participation in cost sharing. A penalty fee may not exceed $50 per acre.Tex. Agric. Code § 80.020
Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 29,Sec. 10, eff. 9/1/2015.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506, Sec. 10.01, eff. 9/1/2009.