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Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
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TITLE 4. AGRICULTURE |
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PART 1. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE |
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CHAPTER 27. TEXAS CITRUS PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION |
| SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
| § 27.101. Definitions |
| § 27.102. Statement of Authority and Purpose |
| § 27.103. Approval by the Commissioner of Agriculture |
| § 27.104. Reporting Requirements |
| § 27.105. Cost Sharing Program |
| § 27.106. Administrative Review |
| § 27.107. Public Information Act |
| SUBCHAPTER B. ELECTION OR REFERENDUM PROCEDURES |
| § 27.201. Voter Eligibility |
| § 27.202. Board Candidates |
| § 27.203. Commissioner Approval Required for Assessment Referendum |
| § 27.204. Public Hearings |
| § 27.205. Conduct of Election or Referendum |
| § 27.206. Canvass; Watchers; Recount |
| § 27.207. Zone Activation; Producer Approval |
| § 27.208. Approval of Zones, Assessment Rates, Board Elections |
| § 27.209. Payment of Zone Debt upon Discontinuation |
| § 27.210. Petitions to Add an Area or County to an Existing Pest Management Zone or to Transfer an Area or County in One Pest Management Zone to Another Pest Management Zone |
| § 27.211. Petition for Discontinuation Referendum |
| SUBCHAPTER C. REQUIREMENT FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUPPRESSION PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY |
| § 27.301. Requirement for Program Participation |
| § 27.302. Notice of Requirement for Participation |
| § 27.303. Penalties for Non-Payment of Assessment and Failure to Timely Report Acreage |
| § 27.304. Appeal of Penalty Assessment |
| § 27.305. Application for Exemption from Assessment Penalty |
| § 27.306. Criteria for Exemption from Penalty for Failure to Pay Assessment |
| § 27.307. Application for Payment Plan from Assessment Penalty |
| SUBCHAPTER D. ASSESSMENTS, COMPLIANCE AND LIENS |
| § 27.401. Approval of Assessment Rates and Collection Dates |
| § 27.402. Notice of Assessment to Producer |
| § 27.403. Payment of Assessments, Incentives for Early Payment; Penalties for Late Payment |
| § 27.404. Compliance Certificates |
| § 27.405. Attachment of Lien on Harvested Citrus |
| § 27.406. Notice to Buyers |
| § 27.407. Lien priority |
| § 27.408. Release of Lien |
| SUBCHAPTER E. ESTABLISHMENT OF RULES, PROCEDURES, AND METHODS OF TREATMENT |
| § 27.501. Protection of Individuals, Livestock Wildlife and Honeybee Colonies |
| § 27.502. Guidelines for Establishment of Corporation Rules, Procedures and Methods of Treatment |
| § 27.503. Authorization for Destruction |
| SUBCHAPTER F. BIO-INTENSIVE CONTROLS IN ACTIVE PEST MANAGEMENT ZONES |
| § 27.601. Request for Approval to Use Bio-Intensive Controls Methods |
| § 27.602. Treatment of Groves Approved for Use of Alternative Control Methods |
| § 27.603. Withdrawal of Approval to Use Bio-Control Methods |
| § 27.604. Payment of Costs of Bio-Control |
| § 27.605. Annual Approval |
| SUBCHAPTER G. ORGANIC CITRUS RULES |
| § 27.701. Purpose and Authority |
| § 27.702. Planting of Certified Organic or Transitional Citrus in Active Pest Management Zones |
| § 27.703. Protection of Organic Certifications |
| § 27.704. Communication with Organic Citrus Producers; Notification of Organic Production |
| § 27.705. Eligibility for Indemnification |
| § 27.706. Calculation of Indemnity or Compensation |
| § 27.707. Payment of Assessment for Organic Citrus |
| SUBCHAPTER H. CREATION OF PEST MANAGEMENT ZONES |
| § 27.801. Authority and Purpose |
| § 27.802. Public Hearing |
| § 27.803. Zone Activation; Grower Approval |
| § 27.804. Lower Rio Grande Valley Pest Management Zone |