Texas Agriculture Code Title 5, Chapter 62 - Seed And Plant Certification

• Texas Section 62.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the State Seed and Plant Board. (2) The term "certified seed" or "certified plant" means a seed or plant...
• Texas Section 62.002 - State Seed And Plant Board
  (a) The State Seed and Plant Board is an agency of the state. The board is composed of: (1) one individual, appointed by the president...
• Texas Section 62.0021 - Meetings By Telephone Conference Call
  (a) Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, the board may hold an open or closed meeting by telephone conference call if immediate action is required and...
• Texas Section 62.0022 - Board Conflict Of Interest
  (a) An officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of agriculture may not be a member of the board....
• Texas Section 62.0023 - Removal Of Board Member
  (a) It is a ground for removal from the board if a member: (1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required...
• Texas Section 62.0024 - Standards Of Conduct
  The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall provide to members of the board, as often as necessary, information regarding their qualification for office under this...
• Texas Section 62.0025 - Board Meetings; Administrative Procedure
  (a) The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on...
• Texas Section 62.0026 - Separation Of Responsibilities
  The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the board and the management responsibilities of the commissioner and the...
• Texas Section 62.0027 - Board Member Training
  (a) Before a member of the board may assume the member's duties, the member must complete at least one course of the training program established...
• Texas Section 62.003 - Classes Of Certified Seed
  (a) The four classes of certified seed and plants are Breeder, Foundation, Registered, and Certified. (b) A Breeder seed or Breeder plant is directly controlled...
• Texas Section 62.004 - Eligibility For And Standards Of Certification
  (a) The board may establish, not inconsistent with federal law, the eligibility of various kinds and varieties of seed and plants for genetic purity and...
• Texas Section 62.005 - Licensing Of Producers Of Foundation, Registered, Or Certified Seed
  (a) A person who wants to produce a certified class of seed or plant for which the board has established standards of genetic purity and...
• Texas Section 62.006 - Registration Of Plant Breeders
  (a) A person engaging in the development, maintenance, or production of seed or plants for which standards of genetic purity and identity have been established...
• Texas Section 62.0065 - Notice And Analysis Of Examination Results
  (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date on which a licensing or registration examination is administered under this chapter, the board shall...
• Texas Section 62.008 - Certification Of Seed And Plants
  (a) The department is the certifying agency in Texas for the certification of seed and plants. The department shall employ a sufficient number of inspectors...
• Texas Section 62.009 - Seed And Plants From Outside The State
  (a) The department may adopt rules, including testing requirements and standards, which must be met before seed or plants represented to be of a certified...
• Texas Section 62.010 - Revocation, Modification, Or Suspension Of Registration Or License
  (a) The department shall revoke, modify, or suspend the registration or license of a registered plant breeder or licensed producer of Foundation, Registered, or Certified...
• Texas Section 62.011 - Penalties
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) sells or offers for sale in this state seed or plants with labeling or packaging...

Last modified: September 28, 2016