Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.142: APPLICATION OF REGULATED HERBICIDE.

(a) If a person applies a regulated herbicide, the person shall act in accordance with each applicable rule adopted by the department, including a rule adopted under this subchapter.

(b) If a regulated herbicide is applied by a commercial applicator, the person in control of the crop or land to which the regulated herbicide is applied and the commercial applicator are jointly responsible for ensuring that the application is in compliance with this chapter and each applicable rule adopted by the department.

(c) If the department finds that an application of a regulated herbicide is hazardous to crops or valuable plants in an area, the department may prohibit the application of a regulated herbicide in that area for any period during which the hazard exists.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1369, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.