Texas Agriculture Code - Section 71.044. Inspection
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§ 71.044. INSPECTION. (a) At least once every three
years the department shall inspect each nursery, greenhouse,
orchard, garden, florist, nursery stock weather protection unit, or
other place growing for sale or lease or offering for sale or lease
a nursery product, florist item, or other item of plant life in
order to determine if the product, item, or premises are infected
with a disease or insect pest injurious to human, animal, or plant
life.
(b) The department shall perform additional inspections to
the extent necessary to ensure compliance with this subchapter and
quarantine agreements with the federal government and other state
governments.
(c) A department inspector may examine invoices or other
documents relating to the shipping and receiving of nursery/floral
products for the purpose of determining the origin, transit, and
chain of custody of nursery/floral items found to be:
(1) infested with pests or infected with plant
disease; or
(2) shipped in violation of state or federal
quarantine laws, regulations, or agreements.
(d) This section does not apply to a physical location
maintained by a registrant under Section 71.043 who does not
maintain an inventory of nursery products or florist items at the
location.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1156, ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 230, § 49, eff. Sept. 1,
1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 102, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994;
Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 52, § 11, eff. May 7, 2001.
Section: 71.0101 71.011 71.012 71.013 71.041 71.042 71.043 71.044 71.046 71.047 71.048 71.049 71.050 71.051 71.053
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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