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Texas Agriculture Code - Chapter 78 Noxious Weed Control DistrictsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Agriculture Code > Texas Agriculture Code - Chapter 78 Noxious Weed Control Districts In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of a district. (2) "District" means a noxious weed control district. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., ... The legislature has determined that: (1) noxious weeds are present in this state to a degree that poses a threat to agriculture and is deleterious ... For the purposes of this chapter, a weed or plant is considered to be a noxious weed if declared to be a noxious weed by: ... In order to sign a petition under this chapter, a person must: (1) hold title to land located in the district or proposed district; (2) ... In order to vote in an election under this chapter, a person must: (1) be a qualified voter; (2) reside in the district or in ... (a) Landowners may petition a commissioners court for the creation of a noxious weed control district authorized under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas ... (a) The petition must be filed in the commissioners court of the county in which the largest part of the district is located. (b) The ... (a) A district may include: (1) a political subdivision or a defined district of this state; (2) one or more counties, or a portion of ... After receiving a petition for the creation of a district, the commissioners court shall set a date for a hearing to determine if an election ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, the county clerk shall give notice of a hearing required by Section 78.014 of this ... At a hearing required by Section 78.014 of this code, a person whose land is included in or may be affected by the proposed district ... At the conclusion of a hearing required under Section 78.014 of this code, the commissioners court may: (1) on a determination that the proposed district ... (a) After granting a petition under Section 78.017 of this code, the commissioners court shall order an election to be held to determine whether a ... (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the procedure for conducting an election must be in compliance with the election laws of this state. ... (a) Immediately after the election, the election officers shall forward the results to the commissioners court. The commissioners court shall canvass the vote and enter ... (a) After the district is created, the county clerk shall: (1) deduct from the fee deposited under Section 78.012 of this code an amount equal ... (a) The board of directors of a noxious weed control district is composed of five persons, each of whom must: (1) hold title to land ... (a) The commissioners court that ordered creation of the district shall appoint five eligible persons to serve as the first board of directors of the ... (a) The chairman of the board shall call an annual meeting of the eligible voters in the district to be held on the fourth Saturday ... A director of the board is entitled to receive: (1) $5 a day for attending a meeting of the board, not to exceed $60 a ... The board shall annually elect a chairman and any officers it considers necessary. The board shall fill a vacancy in the chairmanship of the board ... (a) The board may employ one or more persons to perform inspections under Section 78.044 of this code. (b) The board may set the compensation ... The board may: (1) determine which noxious weeds are subject to control and what appropriate methods of control are to be used, including spraying, cutting, ... (a) A person who holds title to or possesses land in the district shall comply with control measures prescribed by the board under this chapter. ... The chairman of the board shall give written notice to each person who holds title to or possesses land located in the district of: (1) ... (a) A director or an inspector appointed by the board may enter land in the district to determine if: (1) control measures are necessary; or ... (a) The board may prescribe rules requiring the cleaning of and the disposal of materials cleaned from farm implements and machinery brought into the district ... (a) The board may impose an annual uniform assessment on land within the district in order to pay the expenses of the district. (b) The ... (a) The commissioners court that ordered creation of an existing district with a maximum uniform assessment rate of less than six cents an acre may ... (a) The board may assess and collect an assessment imposed under this chapter by: (1) appointing an assessor-collector to perform the duties; (2) contracting with ... The person collecting assessments shall deposit the money collected into a district depository selected by the board. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1216, ch. 388, ... (a) The chairman of the board shall file a report before September 1 of each year with the county clerk of each county in which ... (a) Before September 1 of each year, the chairman of the board shall file a report with the department stating the amount of money received ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, if the legislature appropriates funds for the control of noxious weeds, the comptroller shall issue ... (a) The eligible voters residing in a district may petition the board to conduct an election on the dissolution of the district. (b) The petition ... (a) Before the 90th day after the day on which the board receives a petition for dissolution, the board shall order an election to determine ... (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the procedure for conducting a dissolution election shall be in compliance with the election laws of this ... (a) After the election, the board shall: (1) canvass the returns of the election; and (2) enter an order declaring the result of the election. ... (a) After a dissolution order has been issued, the board may not exercise any power except to terminate the affairs of the district. (b) If ... (a) The Commissioners Court of Crosby County shall establish a regular time once every calendar year to review petitions for excluding land from the district. ... Texas Lawyers
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