(a) The State Plant Board may designate by regulation one (1) or more areas of this state as eradication zones where boll weevil eradication programs will be undertaken.
(b)
(1) The board may promulgate reasonable rules regarding areas where cotton cannot be planted within an eradication zone when there is reason to believe it will jeopardize the success of the program or present a hazard to public health or safety.
(2) The board may issue rules prohibiting the planting of noncommercial cotton in such eradication zones, and requiring that all growers of commercial cotton in the eradication zones participate in a program of boll weevil eradication including cost sharing as prescribed in the rules.
(c) Notice of the prohibition and requirement shall be given by publication for one (1) day each week for three (3) successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the affected area.
(d)
(1) The board may set by regulation a reasonable schedule of penalty fees to be assessed when growers in designated eradication zones do not meet the requirements of rules issued by the board with respect to reporting of acreage and participation in cost sharing as prescribed by regulation.
(2) The penalty fees shall not exceed a charge of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per acre per year. Any such penalty is in addition to any assessments otherwise due, which assessments shall also remain payable.
(e)
(1) When a grower fails to meet the requirements of rules promulgated by the board, the board in eradication zones may destroy cotton not in compliance with such rules.
(2) Cost incurred by the board shall be assessed against the grower.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.