{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-12.007","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.007","heading":"PLANT DISEASES AND PESTS.","body":"The department shall investigate the diseases of crops grown in this state, including grain, cotton, and fruit, to discover remedies. The department shall also investigate the habits and propagation of insects that are injurious to the crops of the state and the best methods for their destruction. The department shall supervise the protection of fruit trees, shrubs, and plants as provided by law.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1018, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 12. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.12.htm#12.007","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"98d7c3828b5f92536b170b9e3d7f5a648be170a02d391e8c968f0d959b274777","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-12.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-12.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}