{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-18.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 18.004","heading":"REGISTRATION PROGRAM.","body":"The department by rule may establish a voluntary or mandatory registration program for persons who produce, process, distribute, handle, or advertise organic products in this state and for persons who certify any producers, processors, distributors, or handlers located in this state.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 650, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 2.18, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 425, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1288, Sec. 4, 5, 12, eff. June 21, 2003.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 18. CERTIFICATION AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT STANDARDS","SUBCHAPTER A. ORGANIC STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.18.htm#18.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"11d03142379a680979ff4c5441ba4386e8ebbcf439598eb58088bd3bac131862","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-18.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-18.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}