Texas Agriculture Code - Section 72.015. Movement Of Fruit In Violation Of Quarantine; Certificate
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§ 72.015. MOVEMENT OF FRUIT IN VIOLATION OF QUARANTINE;
CERTIFICATE. (a) A person may not haul, truck or otherwise move
citrus fruit from any premises or area that is under quarantine for
Mexican fruit fly infestation by this chapter, by order of the
department, or by proclamation of the governor in violation of the
quarantine without a written permit or certificate issued by the
department or an inspector of the Plant Protection and Quarantine
Programs, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States
Department of Agriculture.
(b) A person may not move citrus fruit into this state from
any state, nation, territory, or area that is under quarantine for
Mexican fruit fly infestation by the department, by the Plant
Protection and Quarantine Programs, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, or by
the sanitary authority of the state, nation, or territory from
which the fruit is moved, without a certificate issued by the
department.
(c) A person who has been issued a certificate under
Subsection (a) or (b) of this section may not transport citrus fruit
from a quarantined area to any place other than the place designated
on the certificate.
(d) An owner, part owner, or caretaker may not permit or
allow citrus fruit to be shipped or transported in violation of
Subsection (a) or (b) of this section.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1166, ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Section: 72.004 72.005 72.006 72.011 72.012 72.013 72.014 72.015 72.021 72.022 72.023 72.024 72.025 72.026 72.041
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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