Texas Agriculture Code - Section 72.024. Host-Free Period
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§ 72.024. HOST-FREE PERIOD. (a) The department may adopt
the host-free period adopted by the United States Department of
Agriculture for Mexican fruit fly quarantine in this state. During
a host-free period, host fruits may not be produced or permitted to
remain on trees within a quarantined area.
(b) All old crop fruit shall be removed from premises in a
quarantined area at the beginning of an annual host-free period.
(c) In addition to other fruits declared by the department
to be host fruits, the following fruits are host fruits for the
purpose of this chapter:
(1) mangoes;
(2) sapotas, including sapodillas, fruits of the
family Sapotaceae and the genus Casimiroa, and all other fruits
commonly called sapotas or sapotes;
(3) peaches;
(4) guavas;
(5) apples;
(6) pears;
(7) plums;
(8) quinces;
(9) apricots;
(10) mameys;
(11) ciruelas; and
(12) all citrus fruits, except lemons, sour limes,
calamondin, and citrus fruit that, because of its stage of
development during the host-free period, will mature during the
period of the year not within the host-free period.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1167, ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Section: 72.012 72.013 72.014 72.015 72.021 72.022 72.023 72.024 72.025 72.026 72.041 72.042 72.043 72.044 72.045
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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