Texas Agriculture Code Title 5, Chapter 61 - Inspection, Labeling, And Sale Of Agricultural And Vegetable Seed

• Texas Section 61.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Agricultural seed" includes the seed of any grass, forage, cereal, or fiber crop, any other kind of seed commonly recognized in...
• Texas Section 61.002 - Administration; Rules
  (a) The department shall administer and enforce this chapter and may employ qualified persons and incur expenses as necessary in performing those duties. The number...
• Texas Section 61.003 - Classification Of Seeds
  The department by rule may classify and define types, kinds, classes, genera, species, subspecies, hybrids, and varieties of agricultural, vegetable, and weed seeds for the...
• Texas Section 61.004 - Labeling Of Agricultural Seed
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, each container of agricultural seed that is sold or offered or exposed for sale in this state...
• Texas Section 61.005 - Labeling Of Vegetable Seed
  (a) Each container of vegetable seed that is sold or offered or exposed for sale in this state shall bear or have attached in a...
• Texas Section 61.006 - Labeling Of Treated Seed
  (a) Seed that has been subjected to a treatment, or to which a substance has been applied, for the purpose of reducing, controlling, or repelling...
• Texas Section 61.007 - Certified Seed
  (a) A person may not sell or offer, expose, or transport for sale agricultural or vegetable seed that is represented by labeling or an advertisement...
• Texas Section 61.008 - Noxious Weed Content
  The department by rule may classify noxious weeds and establish the rate allowed or prohibit the inclusion of a noxious weed in a container of...
• Texas Section 61.009 - Germination And Purity Testing
  (a) All agricultural or vegetable seed sold or offered, exposed, or transported for sale in this state shall be tested to determine the percentage of...
• Texas Section 61.010 - Inspection Of Seed
  (a) At the time, place, and to the extent the department considers necessary, the department shall sample, inspect, analyze, and test agricultural and vegetable seed...
• Texas Section 61.011 - Agricultural Seed Inspection Fee And Permit
  (a) A person who sells, or offers, exposes, or otherwise distributes for sale agricultural seed within this state for planting purposes shall pay an inspection...
• Texas Section 61.012 - Cancellation Or Revocation Of Agricultural Seed Permit
  (a) The department may cancel an agricultural seed permit issued under Section 61.011(c) of this code if the permittee fails to observe the rules adopted,...
• Texas Section 61.013 - Vegetable Seed License
  (a) A person may not sell or offer, expose, or otherwise distribute for sale vegetable seed for planting purposes in this state unless the person...
• Texas Section 61.0135 - Revocation, Modification, Or Suspension Of License
  (a) The department shall revoke, modify, or suspend a license, assess an administrative penalty, place on probation a person whose license has been suspended, or...
• Texas Section 61.014 - Stop-sale Order
  (a) If the department has reason to believe that agricultural or vegetable seed is in violation of any provision of this chapter, the department may...
• Texas Section 61.015 - Seizure Of Seed Not In Compliance
  (a) The department may sue in a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which the seed is located for the seizure of any...
• Texas Section 61.016 - Exceptions
  (a) Sections 61.001, 61.003-61.005, and 61.008 of this code do not apply to: (1) seed or grain not intended for sowing purposes; (2) seed in...
• Texas Section 61.017 - Prosecutions
  (a) If the department has reason to believe that a person has violated any provision of this chapter, the department shall conduct a private hearing...
• Texas Section 61.018 - Penalties
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person sells or offers, exposes, or transports for sale agricultural or vegetable seed within this state that:...

Last modified: September 28, 2016