Texas § AG.18.051 - PRODUCT CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
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§ AG.18.051. PRODUCT CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
PRODUCT CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS. (a) The department may establish certification programs relating to the protection, sale, advertising, marketing, transporting, or other commercial handling of agricultural, horticultural, or related products in this state if the department determines that a certification program is warranted to: (1) ensure genetic purity, identity, or disease or pest resistance; or (2) help prevent the spread of insects, other pests, diseases, or pathogens. (b) The department may regulate the use of the term "Texas Certified Product," other terms that indicate product quality standards, and symbols connected with those terms as used with a product regulated under this subchapter. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 425, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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Section AG.18.051 ("PRODUCT CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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