Texas § AG.72.015 - MOVEMENT OF FRUIT IN VIOLATION OF QUARANTINE
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§ AG.72.015. MOVEMENT OF FRUIT IN VIOLATION OF QUARANTINE
MOVEMENT OF FRUIT IN VIOLATION OF QUARANTINE; CERTIFICATE. (a) A person may not haul, truck, or otherwise move citrus fruit from any premises or area that is under quarantine for Mexican fruit fly infestation by this chapter or by order of the department in violation of the quarantine without a written permit or certificate issued by the department or an inspector of the Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture. (b) A person may not move citrus fruit into this state from any state, nation, territory, or area that is under quarantine for Mexican fruit fly infestation by the department, by the Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, or by the sanitary authority of the state, nation, or territory from which the fruit is moved, without a certificate issued by the department. (c) A person who has been issued a certificate under Subsection (a) or (b) of this section may not transport citrus fruit from a quarantined area to any place other than the place designated on the certificate. (d) An owner, part owner, or caretaker may not permit or allow citrus fruit to be shipped or transported in violation of Subsection (a) or (b) of this section. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1166, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016 ), Sec. 9.19, eff. September 1, 2009. SUBCHAPTER C. INFESTATION CONTROL
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