{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-71.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 71.002","heading":"QUARANTINES AGAINST IN-STATE DISEASES AND PESTS.","body":"If the department determines that a dangerous insect pest or plant disease not widely distributed in this state exists within an area of the state, the department shall quarantine the infested area.\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#71.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"368e92cfe14c5b1beb90aed5d7a2c8644193baddfe5e49c5f1e633055b0206b9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-71.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-71.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}