{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-71.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 71.001","heading":"QUARANTINES AGAINST OUT-OF-STATE DISEASES AND PESTS.","body":"If the department determines that a dangerous insect pest or plant disease new to and not widely distributed in this state exists in any area outside the state, the department shall establish a quarantine against the infested area at the boundaries of the state or in other areas within the state.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1151, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE B. HORTICULTURAL DISEASES AND PESTS","CHAPTER 71. GENERAL CONTROL","SUBCHAPTER A. INSPECTIONS; QUARANTINES; CONTROL AND ERADICATION ZONES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.71.htm#71.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"eb2b879669eef7caccd1fd22de906cb2ef72edebfff6387e83bafb77cc9697ec","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-64.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-71.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}