{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-71.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 71.003","heading":"QUARANTINES AROUND PEST-FREE AREAS.","body":"(a) If the department determines that an insect pest or plant disease of general distribution in this state does not exist in an area, the department may declare the area pest-free and quarantine surrounding areas.\n(b) Venue for a case arising under this section is in a county contained in the pest-free 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#71.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"2f6826e9d476d507c55569f36ced1a98a7aea1d8d820a1a631713eeca3311721","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-71.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-71.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}