Tex. Agric. Code Section 74.001
Public Nuisance

(a)

The legislature finds that cotton pests are a menace to the cotton industry, and that control of those pests is a public necessity. Any portion of the state that is susceptible to infestation by cotton pests must be protected from this public nuisance and threat to the continued stability of the cotton industry.

(b)

The legislature finds that volunteer and other noncommercial cotton is a public nuisance that threatens the cotton growers’ boll weevil eradication program by serving as a host for cotton pests such as boll weevils and pink bollworms. To protect the cotton industry of this state, volunteer and other noncommercial cotton must be eliminated subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1173, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 957, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 178 (H.B. 1580), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2009.

Source: Section 74.001 — Public Nuisance, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.­74.­htm#74.­001 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

74.001
Public Nuisance 74.002
Definitions 74.003
Establishment of Pest Management Zones 74.004
Destruction of Host Plants 74.005
Entry Power 74.006
Rules 74.007
Offenses 74.008
Civil Penalty 74.009
Cotton Pest Control and Eradication Policy 74.010
Regulation of Cotton Pests 74.011
Regulation of Ginning 74.012
Inspectors 74.013
Cooperation with Federal Programs 74.0031
Cotton Stalk Destruction 74.0032
Hostable Cotton Fee 74.0041
Regulation of Planting Dates 74.101
Findings and Declaration of Policy 74.102
Definitions 74.105
Eradication Zone Referenda 74.106
Board Elections 74.107
Composition of Board 74.108
Powers of Board and Commissioner 74.109
Board Duties 74.110
Liability of Foundation Members, Officers, and Employees 74.111
Board Member Compensation 74.112
Discontinuation of Program and Foundation and Disposition of Funds on Discontinuance 74.113
Assessment Referenda 74.114
Conduct of Board Elections and Referenda 74.115
Payment of Assessments 74.116
Exemption from Assessment Penalties 74.117
Entry of Premises 74.118
Authority to Prohibit Planting of Cotton and Require Participation in Eradication Program 74.119
Authority for Destruction or Treatment of Cotton in Eradication Zones 74.120
Authority to Adopt Rules 74.121
Reports 74.122
Quarantine 74.123
Documenting Regulated Articles 74.124
Cooperative Programs Authorized 74.125
Organic Cotton Growers 74.126
Penalties 74.127
Sunset Provision 74.128
Annual Report 74.129
Exemption from Lawsuits, Liability, Taxation, and Legal Process 74.130
Use of Bio-intensive Controls 74.131
Venue 74.132
Complaints 74.151
Definitions 74.152
Creation of Cost-sharing Program 74.153
Cost-sharing Program Requirements 74.201
Definitions 74.202
Maintenance Areas 74.203
Maintenance Fees 74.204
Rules 74.1011
Designation of Entity to Carry out Boll Weevil Eradication 74.1021
Statutory Zones 74.1041
Advisory Committees 74.1042
Creation of Nonstatutory Eradication Zones 74.1091
Separation of Responsibilities 74.1095
Administrative Review 74.1101
Liability of Applicators 74.1102
Contracting 74.1135
Alternative Method of Assessments 74.2035
Transfer of Funds Between Eradication Zones and Maintenance Areas
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 74.001’s source at texas​.gov