Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 52.021 - Minimum Length of Hoe Handles(a) An employer of agricultural laborers may not require an employee to use a hoe that has a handle shorter than four feet while performing agricultural labor in a commercial farming operation.(b) This section does not apply to an employer engaged in the operation of a greenhouse or nursery. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.