Sec. 74.130. USE OF BIO-INTENSIVE CONTROLS. (a) The commissioner shall develop and adopt rules to allow a cotton grower in an eradication program to use biological, botanical, or other non-synthetic pest control methods. In developing the rules, the commissioner shall consider:
(1) scientific studies and field trials of the effectiveness of a proposed alternative control method;
(2) the feasibility of using a proposed alternative control technique within a particular region;
(3) the degree of monitoring necessary to establish the success of the use of a proposed alternative control; and
(4) methods to prevent the use of substances that would impede the use of alternative controls and the promotion of beneficial insect populations.
(b) A cotton grower that chooses to use an alternative method of control as provided in Subsection (a) shall notify the board. The board and the cotton grower shall coordinate their actions to prevent the use of substances that would impede the use of alternative controls and the promotion of beneficial insect populations.
(c) The cotton grower shall pay any additional cost of bio-intensive control in addition to any assessment.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 463, Sec. 1.25, eff. May 30, 1997.
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.