Texas § AG.72.024 - HOST-FREE PERIOD
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§ AG.72.024. HOST-FREE PERIOD
HOST-FREE PERIOD. (a) The department may adopt the host-free period adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture for Mexican fruit fly quarantine in this state. During a host-free period, host fruits may not be produced or permitted to remain on trees within a quarantined area. (b) All old crop fruit shall be removed from premises in a quarantined area at the beginning of an annual host-free period. (c) In addition to other fruits declared by the department to be host fruits, the following fruits are host fruits for the purpose of this chapter: (1) mangoes; (2) sapotas, including sapodillas, fruits of the family Sapotaceae and the genus Casimiroa, and all other fruits commonly called sapotas or sapotes; (3) peaches; (4) guavas; (5) apples; (6) pears; (7) plums; (8) quinces; (9) apricots; (10) mameys; (11) ciruelas; and (12) all citrus fruits, except lemons, sour limes, calamondin, and citrus fruit that, because of its stage of development during the host-free period, will mature during the period of the year not within the host-free period. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1167, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
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Section AG.72.024 ("HOST-FREE PERIOD") 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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