{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-61.013","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 61.013","heading":"VEGETABLE SEED LICENSE.","body":"(a) A person may not sell or offer, expose, or otherwise distribute for sale vegetable seed for planting purposes in this state unless the person possesses a valid vegetable seed license issued under this section.\n(b) The department may fix by rule and collect a fee for the issuance of a vegetable seed license.\n(c) An applicant for a vegetable seed license shall apply for the license on forms prescribed by the department.\n(d) A vegetable seed license expires on the first anniversary of the date on which it was issued or renewed.\n(e) A person who sells or offers, exposes, or otherwise distributes for sale vegetable seed in containers bearing the name and address of a licensee under this section is not required to be licensed under this section.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1131, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 44 (H.B. 901), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE A. SEED AND FERTILIZER","CHAPTER 61. INSPECTION, LABELING, AND SALE OF AGRICULTURAL AND VEGETABLE SEED"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.61.htm#61.013","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"82713660b55edba4d6fa54e9087238a1899d4255f3ad5a2d9b29306938a26679","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-61.012","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-61.0135"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}