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Texas Agriculture Code - Section 74.1021. Statutory Zones

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§ 74.1021. STATUTORY ZONES.  (a) The Northern High Plains 
Eradication Zone consists of Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, 
Deaf Smith, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Randall, and Swisher 
counties, and other areas as proposed by the commissioner by rule 
for inclusion in the zone and approved by referendum in the area to 
be added.
	(b)  The Rolling Plains Central Eradication Zone consists of 
Baylor, Callahan, Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Fisher, Haskell, 
Jones, Knox, Mitchell, Nolan, Palo Pinto, Scurry, Shackelford, 
Stephens, Stonewall, Throckmorton, and Young counties;  all land in 
Archer County south of a line following Farm-to-Market Road 422 
commencing at the Baylor County line running east to the 
intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 210, continuing east to the 
intersection of State Highway 25, and continuing east to the Clay 
County line;  all land in Borden County east of a line seven miles 
west of the Scurry County line running south from the Garza County 
line to the Howard County line;  and all land in Taylor County east 
of U.S. Highway 83 from a point commencing at the intersection of 
U.S. Highway 83 and the south Taylor County line, north to the town 
of Bradshaw;  thence north of Farm-to-Market Road 1086, as the 
farm-to-market road proceeds west and north to the intersection of 
the Farm-to-Market Road 1086 and U.S. Highway 277, being all land 
lying north of the farm-to-market road and west of U.S. Highway 277 
from the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 1086 and U.S. Highway 
277 to the point where U.S. Highway 277 intersects the south 
boundary line of Taylor County;  all land in Brown County east of a 
line following State Highway 279 to Brownwood and continuing along 
U.S. Highway 377 south to the McCulloch County line;  and other 
areas as proposed by the commissioner by rule for inclusion in the 
zone and approved by referendum in the area to be added.
	(c)  The St. Lawrence Eradication Zone consists of that area 
of Midland County south of a line 15 miles south of Interstate 20 
running from the Ector County line east to the Glasscock County 
line;  Glasscock, Reagan, and Upton counties;  and other areas as 
proposed by the commissioner by rule for inclusion in the zone and 
approved by referendum in the area to be added.
	(d)  The South Texas Winter Garden Eradication Zone consists 
of Aransas, Atascosa, Austin, Bee, Bexar, Brazoria, Calhoun, 
Colorado, DeWitt, Dimmit, Duval, Fort Bend, Frio, Goliad, Jackson, 
Jim Wells, Karnes, Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle, Lavaca, Live Oak, 
Matagorda, McMullen, Medina, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, 
Uvalde, Victoria, Wharton, Wilson, and Zavala counties, and other 
areas as proposed by the commissioner by rule for inclusion in the 
zone and approved by referendum in the area to be added.  Austin, 
Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Jackson, Matagorda, and Wharton 
counties are included in the South Texas Winter Garden Eradication 
Zone only for purposes of the repayment of debt existing on April 
30, 1997, and those counties may not be included in the zone for any 
other purpose unless the commissioner by rule proposes that an area 
be included in the zone and the proposal is approved by referendum 
in the area to be added.  The commissioner may apportion any debt 
existing on April 30, 1997, and designate the appropriate 
assessment.
	(e)  The Southern High Plains-Caprock Eradication Zone 
consists of Andrews, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Ector, 
Gaines, Garza, Hockley, Howard, Kent, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, 
Motley, Terry, and Yoakum counties;  all land in Borden County lying 
west of a line seven miles west of the Scurry County line running 
south from the Garza County line to the Howard County line;  that 
area of Midland County north of a line 15 miles south of Interstate 
20 running from the Ector County line east to the Glasscock County 
line;  and other areas as proposed by the commissioner by rule for 
inclusion in the zone and approved by referendum in the area to be 
added.
	(f)  The Southern Rolling Plains Eradication Zone consists 
of Coke, Coleman, Concho, Irion, McCulloch, Runnels, Schleicher, 
and Tom Green counties, all land in Taylor County lying west of U.S. 
Highway 83 from a point commencing at the intersection of U.S. 
Highway 83 and the south Taylor County line, north of the town of 
Bradshaw;  thence all the land lying south of Farm-to-Market Road 
1086, as the farm-to-market road proceeds west and north to its 
intersection with U.S. Highway 277, being all land lying south of 
the farm-to-market road and east of U.S. Highway 277 from the 
intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 1086 and U.S. Highway 277 to 
the point where U.S. Highway 277 intersects the south boundary line 
of Taylor County, and other areas as proposed by the commissioner by 
rule for inclusion in the zone and approved by referendum in the 
area to be added.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 463, § 1.04, eff. May 30, 
1997.       

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